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 Ambia (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 Ambia. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Ambia is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Ambia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ambia:
- Lamar County (The home county of Ambia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Atlas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Brookston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Howland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Roxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- High
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Gadston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Glory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Petty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Lake Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enloe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Pecan Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Klondike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Dial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Allen Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Honey Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Windom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ladonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Carson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Dodd City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hail
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Telephone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hagansport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Tira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Birthright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Peerless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Posey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Nelta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Sulphur Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Yowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Fairlie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Commerce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Wolfe City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Halesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Detroit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bogata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bagwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Addielou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Kanawha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frogville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Hugo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Soper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ambia, see our County-by-County Page for Ambia.
Cemeteries Near Ambia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ambia.
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 Ambia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ambia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Dickie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mallory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Camp Hill Oil Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arkansas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brackeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Topping Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Ford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Roxton.
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rockyford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6436 <2>
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Restland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Roxton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6337 <2>
- McGlasson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3481 <2>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ambia had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ambia, with the one closest to Ambia listed first.
- Atlas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Brookston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- High
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Broadway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Glory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Petty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Maxey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ben Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ambia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ambia.
Newspapers Published in Ambia ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ambia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ambia, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ambia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ambia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Red River County
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Ambia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ambia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |