Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Texas (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Texas. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Texas is located in Heard County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Heard County: Randolph (AL), Carroll, Coweta & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Texas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Texas:
- Heard County (The home county of Texas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- O'Neals Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Yates Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Centralhatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Ephesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Roopville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tyus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Grantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Sargent
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newnan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Newnan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Smith City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Douglas County
- Hannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Harris County
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Lone Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sunny Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Abbottsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Asta Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Sassafrass Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- West Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Rockwell Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Hogansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- LaGrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Louise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Doublehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clackville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Red Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Milltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Abanda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Chapel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penton is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Clay County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Cragford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Motley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Barfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Ranburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Peavy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Wedowee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Rockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Tallapoosa County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Truett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Texas, see our County-by-County Page for Texas.
Cemeteries Near Texas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Texas.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Texas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Texas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rooks - Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lashley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Persons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (526 more) ...
- Almon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hearn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Texas had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wehadkee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Frolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Owensbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owensbyville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- High Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Rockalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waldrep
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Potash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Potash is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Texas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Texas.
Newspapers Published in Texas ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Texas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Texas, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Texas.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Texas:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Harris County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Texas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |