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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 Aiken (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 Aiken. 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 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.

Aiken is located in Floyd County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd County: Briscoe, Crosby, Dickens, Hale, Lubbock, Motley & Swisher.

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

  • Floyd County     (The home county of Aiken)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aiken, with the one closest to Aiken listed first.
    • Lockney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
      • Lockney is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <2>
    • Sterley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterley
      • Sterley is located in Floyd County
    • Della Plain ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Della Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
      • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
    • South Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Floydada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
      • Floydada is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <2>
    • Cedar Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Gray Mule ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Mule have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mule
      • Gray Mule is located in Floyd County
    • Dougherty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Briscoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aiken, with the one closest to Aiken listed first.
    • Whitney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Briscoe County
    • Silverton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quitaque
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aiken, with the one closest to Aiken listed first.
    • Cone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Farmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
    • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
      • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aiken, with the one closest to Aiken listed first.
    • Seth Ward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
      • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
    • Plainview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hale Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hale City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
      • Hale City is located in Hale County
    • Edmonson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
      • Edmonson is located in Hale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <2>
    • Abernathy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
      • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aiken, with the one closest to Aiken listed first.
    • Becton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
  • Swisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aiken, with the one closest to Aiken listed first.
    • Claytonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
      • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
    • Kress
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
      • Tulia is located in Swisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Aiken ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aiken.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aiken, 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 Aiken.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Aiken:

Cemeteries Near Aiken ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aiken.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Plainview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Plainview Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Floydada Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floydada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floydada Cemetery
  • Rushing Chapel Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushing Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushing Chapel Cemetery
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Petersburg.
    • The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersburg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #150702 <5>
  • Kress Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kress Cemetery
  • Hale Center Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
  • Halfway Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfway Cemetery
  • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Abernathy.
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Strip Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <5>
  • Becton Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cone Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cone Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Gray Mule Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Mule Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Mule Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Aiken in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aiken.

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

  • Lockney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
    • Lockney is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <2>
  • Plainview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Della Plain ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Della Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
    • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
  • Floydada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
    • Floydada is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <2>
  • Hale City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
    • Hale City is located in Hale County
  • Cone
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Silverton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County
  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aiken. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aiken) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aiken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1423, Longitude: -101.5257       In this case, the coordinates for Aiken have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Aiken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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