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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 Allison (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 Allison. 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.

Allison is located in Wheeler 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 Wheeler County: Beckham (OK), Roger Mills (OK), Collingsworth, Gray & Hemphill.

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

  • Wheeler County     (The home county of Allison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Zybach ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zybach
      • Zybach is located in Wheeler County
    • Briscoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
      • Briscoe is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briscoe <2>
    • Wheeler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mobeetie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Twitty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
      • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
    • Magic City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
      • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
    • Shamrock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <2>
  • Hemphill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Mendota ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in Hemphill County
    • Canadian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glazier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazier
      • Glazier is located in Hemphill County
  • Roberts County
    • Miami
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <2>
  • Beckham County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Sweetwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Texola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
      • Texola is located in Beckham County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <2>
    • Erick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
      • Erick is located in Beckham County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erick <2>
  • Roger Mills County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Reydon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydon
      • Reydon is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reydon <2>
    • Durham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheyenne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
      • Cheyenne is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <2>
    • Roll
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
      • Roll is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
    • Strong City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
      • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people

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

Newspapers Published in Allison ...

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 Allison.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allison, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allison.

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 Allison:

Cemeteries Near Allison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allison.

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 Allison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Zybach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zybach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zybach Cemetery
  • Cataline Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cataline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cataline Cemetery
  • Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • White Rose Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rose Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelton Cemetery
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
  • Prairie Dell Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Dell Cemetery
  • Lindley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
  • Washita Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washita Cemetery
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
  • Dempsey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dempsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dempsey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Sunrise Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center 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.<4>

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

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

  • Sweetwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mobeetie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cheyenne
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
    • Cheyenne is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <2>
  • Mendota ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
    • Mendota is located in Hemphill County
  • Canadian
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glazier
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazier
    • Glazier is located in Hemphill County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allison. 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>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 from Point A (ie- Allison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6081, Longitude: -100.1006    
<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 Allison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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