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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 Advance (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 Advance. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Advance is located in Parker 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 Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

Below are the counties that are near Advance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Advance:

  • Parker County     (The home county of Advance)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
    • Adell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Poolville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Authon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Peaster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Agnes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Lemley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Cool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Carter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Millsap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hood County
    • Lipan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Perrin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wizard Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Jacksboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bob Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Bryson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
    • Salesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Wolters Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Mineral Wells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Graford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Brazos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Palo Pinto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Santo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
    • Pelican Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Lakeside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Pecan Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Eagle Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • White Settlement
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Worth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
    • Boonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Runaway Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Paradise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Briar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Boyd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Newark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Chico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rhome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Herman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Advance, see our County-by-County Page for Advance.

Cemeteries Near Advance ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Advance.

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 Advance - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Advance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.

  • Rish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fondren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Authon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dilbeck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Erwin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballew Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lemley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Perrino Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Staggs Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Advance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Advance.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.

  • Adell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Adell is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
  • Poolville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Authon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
  • Peaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Garner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garner is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Lemley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
  • Agnes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Salesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Boonsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
  • Joplin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Carter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mineral Wells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Willow Point is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Oran
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Advance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Advance.

Newspapers Published in Advance ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Advance.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Advance, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Advance.

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 Advance:

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 Advance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Advance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.