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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 Avinger (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 Avinger. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Avinger is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Avinger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Hughes Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kildare
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Marietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bivins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryans Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Douglassville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Huffins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • McLeod
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Bassett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Carbondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Pine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pittsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Harvard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Rocky Mound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Judson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • East Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Teneryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Teneryville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
    • Longview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Greggton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greggton is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Harleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Morton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Morton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Pope City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Woodlawn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Nesbitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Baldwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Noonday
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Marshall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lansing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Karnack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Uncertain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Sarber
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
    • Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Macedonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Kellyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Lodi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Lone Star
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jenkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Daingerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Cason
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Omaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Cookville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avinger, with the one closest to Avinger listed first.
    • Ore City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Coffeeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Diana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • James
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • James is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • LaFayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Graceton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Graceton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
    • Ewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Indian Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
    • Glenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenwood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Bettie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Delrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • Gilmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield

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

Cemeteries Near Avinger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avinger.

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 Avinger - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avinger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hickory Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pyland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheatham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Beamer - Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rankin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • South Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Iron Bluff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Avinger had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Avinger had a population of 419 people.

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

  • Orrs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orrs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
  • Sardis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sardis is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Hughes Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lanier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lanier is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
  • Kellyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellyville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Coffeeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
  • Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Daingerfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lodi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Almira
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Almira is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
  • Rocky Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Avinger ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avinger.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Avinger. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Avinger and those printed in the larger area surrounding Avinger.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> of Avinger.

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 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 Avinger:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avinger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Avinger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.