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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 Allred (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 Allred. 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.

Allred is located in Yoakum 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 Yoakum County: Lea (NM), Cochran, Gaines & Terry.

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

  • Yoakum County     (The home county of Allred)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allred, with the one closest to Allred listed first.
    • Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bronco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bronco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Yoakum County
  • Gaines County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allred, with the one closest to Allred listed first.
    • Denver City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Seagraves
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Seminole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Loop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Terry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allred, with the one closest to Allred listed first.
    • Tokio ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Terry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <1>
  • Lea County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allred, with the one closest to Allred listed first.
    • Bronco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bronco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Air Base City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
      • Air Base City is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Humble City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
      • Humble City is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Hobbs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
      • Hobbs is located in Lea County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <1>
    • Gladiola ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladiola
      • Gladiola is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Hillburn City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
      • Hillburn City is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Lovington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
      • Lovington is located in Lea County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <1>
    • McDonald
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Allred ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allred.

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

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

  • Denver City Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plains Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaines County Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Seagraves.
    • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seagraves Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #301151 <4>
  • Murphys Chapel Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphys Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Field Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Memdry Gardens
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memdry Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memdry Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boone Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • King Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Haven Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Haven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gaines County Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Seminole.
      • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gaines County South Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218389 <4>

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

Newspapers Published in Allred ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allred.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allred, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allred.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Allred:

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Allred) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allred. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9862, Longitude: -102.8880       In this case, the coordinates for Allred have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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