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 Adams (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 Adams. 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 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.
Adams is located in Lamar County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Adams. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams:
- Lamar County (The home county of Adams)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Reno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Hinckley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powderly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Novice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Caviness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Midcity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Midcity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Lake Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Enloe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Ben Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Klondike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Allen Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Honey Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Allens Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Carson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Telephone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hagansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Tira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Sulphur Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nelta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Birthright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Detroit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Addielou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Kanawha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Bagwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Halesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cuthand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frogville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Hugo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Sawyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Virgil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Fort Towson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Soper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- McCurtain County (OK)
- Valliant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams, see our County-by-County Page for Adams.
Cemeteries Near Adams ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams.
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 Adams - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moore Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newbether Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sikes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3481 <2>
- Meadowbrook Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <2>
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Knights of Honor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Adams in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Givens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Reno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinckley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Sylvan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powderly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Pattonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emberson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
- Atlas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Biardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arthur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ambia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams.
Newspapers Published in Adams ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams.
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 either 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 Adams:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Red River County
- Choctaw County
- McCurtain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Adams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |