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 Alexanders Store (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 Alexanders Store. 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.
Name Variations for Alexanders Store ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Alexanders Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Alexanders Store may originally have been Alexander's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Alexanders Store might be written as Alexander Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alexanders Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alexanders Store.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Alexanders Store is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: De Soto (LA), Sabine (LA), Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine & San Augustine.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Alexanders Store. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alexanders Store:
- Shelby County (The home county of Alexanders Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexanders Store, with the one closest to Alexanders Store listed first.
- Huxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huxley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Choice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Campti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campti is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
- Africa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Short
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haslam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Haslam is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
- Joaquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Tenaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexanders Store, with the one closest to Alexanders Store listed first.
- Attoyac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
- Chireno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sabine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexanders Store, with the one closest to Alexanders Store listed first.
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosevine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Bronson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hemphill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pineland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- San Augustine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexanders Store, with the one closest to Alexanders Store listed first.
- San Augustine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- Rebecca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Denning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Broaddus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- De Soto Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexanders Store, with the one closest to Alexanders Store listed first.
- Stanley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Logansport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Pelican
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Sabine Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexanders Store, with the one closest to Alexanders Store listed first.
- Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zwolle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Converse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Scie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Hamlin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Negreet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Many
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Many is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Florien
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alexanders Store, see our County-by-County Page for Alexanders Store.
Cemeteries Near Alexanders Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexanders Store.
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 Alexanders Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alexanders Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alexanders Store, with the one closest to Alexanders Store listed first.
- Windham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Polley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McGuire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apostolic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cordrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Alexanders Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alexanders Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alexanders Store, with the one closest to Alexanders Store listed first.
- Sexton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sexton is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Patroon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patroon is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
- East Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Hamilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- San Augustine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Short
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Ironosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
- Macune
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Macune is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
- Hemphill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Denning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Lula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lula is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Bayou Scie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alexanders Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexanders Store.
Newspapers Published in Alexanders Store ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexanders Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alexanders Store, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alexanders Store.
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 helpful 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 Alexanders Store:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Nacogdoches County
- Sabine County
- San Augustine County
- De Soto Parish
- Sabine Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alexanders Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Alexanders Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |