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 Atoy (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 Atoy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Atoy is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Atoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atoy:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Atoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- Reklaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ponta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Turney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Weeping Mary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- New Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Maydelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- Herring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Alderbranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Kossuth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Slocum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Todd City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Crystal Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Neches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- Pollok
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Redtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Durant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Clawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Redland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Hagerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Belott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Refuge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Kennard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- Dextra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Cushing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Douglass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Trawick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Alazan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Redfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Nacogdoches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fitze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Whispering Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Laneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Big Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Mount Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Joinerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Selman City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Turnertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Brachfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- Sinclair City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atoy, see our County-by-County Page for Atoy.
Cemeteries Near Atoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atoy.
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 Atoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Looney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Holly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berryman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Meredith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Atoy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atoy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atoy, with the one closest to Atoy listed first.
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Looneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Douglass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Lone Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Glenfawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Linn Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weches
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atoy.
Newspapers Published in Atoy ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atoy, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atoy.
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 websites either 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 Atoy:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Smith 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> | 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 Atoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Atoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |