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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 Antelope Flats (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 Antelope Flats. 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 Antelope Flats ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Antelope Flats: Antelope Flts.

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 ...

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Antelope Flats is located in Briscoe 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 Briscoe County: Armstrong, Donley, Floyd, Hall, Motley & Swisher.

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

  • Briscoe County     (The home county of Antelope Flats)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antelope Flats, with the one closest to Antelope Flats listed first.
    • Quitaque
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Silverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Briscoe County
  • Armstrong County
    • Paloduro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paloduro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloduro
      • Paloduro is located in Armstrong County
  • Donley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antelope Flats, with the one closest to Antelope Flats listed first.
    • Clarendon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Donley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <1>
    • Lelia Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lelia Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lelia Lake
      • Lelia Lake is located in Donley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lelia Lake <1>
    • Hedley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedley
      • Hedley is located in Donley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedley <1>
    • Howardwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardwick
      • Howardwick is located in Donley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Floyd County
    • Gray Mule ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Mule have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mule
      • Gray Mule is located in Floyd County
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antelope Flats, with the one closest to Antelope Flats listed first.
    • Turkey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Hulver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulver
      • Hulver is located in Hall County
    • Memphis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Newlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
      • Newlin is located in Hall County
  • Motley County
    • Flomot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flomot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomot
      • Flomot is located in Motley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomot <1>
  • Swisher County

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

Newspapers Published in Antelope Flats ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antelope Flats.

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

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 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 Antelope Flats:

Cemeteries Near Antelope Flats ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antelope Flats.

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

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Lakeview.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Quitaque.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Quitaque Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6317 <4>
  • Dreamland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dreamland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dreamland Cemetery
  • Silverton Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Gray Mule Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Mule Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Mule Cemetery
  • Keeter Graves
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keeter Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeter Graves
  • Hulver Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulver Cemetery
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
  • Milo Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Lakeview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Paloduro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paloduro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloduro
    • Paloduro is located in Armstrong County
  • Silverton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Clarendon is located in Donley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <1>
  • Hulver
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulver
    • Hulver is located in Hall County
  • Memphis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Giles
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
    • Giles is located in Donley County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antelope Flats. 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>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Antelope Flats) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antelope Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6059, Longitude: -100.9863       In this case, the coordinates for Antelope Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Antelope Flats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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