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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 Arney (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 Arney. 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 hospitals 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.

Arney is located in Castro 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 Castro County: Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall & Swisher.

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

  • Castro County     (The home county of Arney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arney, with the one closest to Arney listed first.
    • Nazareth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dimmitt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Castro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <1>
    • Summerfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Castro County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <1>
  • Deaf Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arney, with the one closest to Arney listed first.
    • Dawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
      • Dawn is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <1>
    • Hereford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hale County
    • Edmonson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
      • Edmonson is located in Hale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <1>
  • Randall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arney, with the one closest to Arney listed first.
    • Umbarger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Canyon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Palisades
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Palisades is located in Randall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Timbercreek Canyon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
      • Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Swisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arney, with the one closest to Arney listed first.
    • Happy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tulia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
      • Tulia is located in Swisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <1>
    • Kress
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Arney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arney.

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

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

  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Happy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castro Memorial Gardens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Westlawn Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hart Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Dreamland Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dreamland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dreamland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the north of Canyon.
    • The Dreamland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canyon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3288 <3>
  • St. Anthony's Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • West Park Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Park Cemetery
    • The West Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hereford Cemetery
    • Westpark Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7557 <3>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hereford.
    • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6324 <3>
  • Flagg Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Memory Gardens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Arney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arney.

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

  • Happy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dimmitt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
    • Dawn is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <1>
  • Tulia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
    • Tulia is located in Swisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <1>
  • Canyon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Arney ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arney, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arney.

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 Arney:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arney. 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>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.
<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- Arney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6873, Longitude: -102.1030       In this case, the coordinates for Arney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Arney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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