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 Asia (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 Asia. 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 doctors 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.
Asia is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Angelina, Hardin, Liberty, San Jacinto, Trinity & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Asia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Asia:
- Polk County (The home county of Asia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asia, with the one closest to Asia listed first.
- Corrigan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skinner Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Lily Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Barnum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Leggett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Bold Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- New Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Onalaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asia, with the one closest to Asia listed first.
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Diboll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Beulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Blix
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Peavy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Bald Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Manning ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asia, with the one closest to Asia listed first.
- Fog Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Hagerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Holly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- San Jacinto County
- Point Blank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asia, with the one closest to Asia listed first.
- Woodlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Helmic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Lacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Groveton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Carlisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Friday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asia, with the one closest to Asia listed first.
- Peach Tree Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colmesneil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doucette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Asia, see our County-by-County Page for Asia.
Cemeteries Near Asia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asia.
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 Asia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Asia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Asia, with the one closest to Asia listed first.
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carmona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wagner Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wagner Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stryker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stryker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oaks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Asia had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Asia, with the one closest to Asia listed first.
- Corrigan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carmona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carmona is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Colita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colita is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
- Leggett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barnum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Josserand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Josserand is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
- Hortense
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hortense is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Groveton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Asia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asia.
Newspapers Published in Asia ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asia, 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 Asia.
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 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 Asia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Houston County
- San Jacinto County
- Trinity County
- Tyler 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> | 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- Asia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Asia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |