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 Arbor (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 Arbor. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Arbor is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Arbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arbor:
- Houston County (The home county of Arbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor, with the one closest to Arbor listed first.
- Hickory Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Belott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Crockett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fog Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Ratcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Latexo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Lovelady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Refuge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor, with the one closest to Arbor listed first.
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Salmon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Slocum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Alderbranch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Elkhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor, with the one closest to Arbor listed first.
- Redtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Blix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Granville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Pollok
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Peavy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Rutland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor, with the one closest to Arbor listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leon County
- Centerview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor, with the one closest to Arbor listed first.
- Pennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Friday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lacy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Apple Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Groveton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mill Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Woodlake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arbor, see our County-by-County Page for Arbor.
Cemeteries Near Arbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arbor.
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 Arbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arbor, with the one closest to Arbor listed first.
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- English Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Box Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fodice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kennard Cemetery
- Kennard Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4607 <2>
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pennington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Creasy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patton Family Graves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Arbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arbor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arbor, with the one closest to Arbor listed first.
- Pennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Crockett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Ratcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- San Pedro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Hagerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Lovelady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Saron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saron is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Grapeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arbor.
Newspapers Published in Arbor ...
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 Arbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arbor, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arbor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Arbor:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Leon County
- Trinity County
- Walker 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 Arbor, 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' (or 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- Arbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |