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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 Avoca (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 Avoca. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Avoca is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Callahan, Fisher, Haskell, Nolan, Shackelford, Stonewall & Taylor.

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

  • Jones County     (The home county of Avoca)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avoca, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.
    • Lueders
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lueders have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lueders
      • Lueders is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lueders <2>
    • Funston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
      • Funston is located in Jones County
    • Anson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • Anson is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <2>
    • Tuxedo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
      • Tuxedo is located in Jones County
    • Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Phantom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
      • Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
    • Radium
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
      • Radium is located in Jones County
    • Hawley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Hawley is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <2>
    • Stith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
      • Stith is located in Jones County
  • Fisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avoca, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.
    • Hamlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Fisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <2>
    • McCaulley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaulley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
      • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avoca, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.
    • Stamford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Haskell County
    • Haskell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
      • Haskell is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <2>
    • Sagerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rule
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rule have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
      • Rule is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <2>
  • Shackelford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avoca, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.
    • Albany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Shackelford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Fort Griffin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
      • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
  • Stonewall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avoca, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.
    • Flat Top
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
      • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
    • Old Glory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avoca, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.
    • Hamby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
      • Hamby is located in Taylor County
    • Impact
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Impact have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
      • Impact is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Abilene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tye
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
      • Tye is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Avoca ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avoca.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Avoca. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Avoca and those printed in the larger area surrounding Avoca.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Avoca.

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 Avoca:

Cemeteries Near Avoca ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avoca.

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

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

  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Lueders Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lueders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lueders Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Rockdale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockdale Cemetery
  • Stamford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamford Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Capron Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capron Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Sun Cemetery
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Phantom Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Anderson Chapel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Chapel Cemetery
    • Hawley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery

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

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

  • Anson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Anson is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <2>
  • Phantom Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phantom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill
    • Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
  • Haskell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Haskell is located in Haskell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <2>
  • Neinda
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neinda
    • Neinda is located in Jones County
  • Albany
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Shackelford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Abilene
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Fort Griffin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
    • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
  • Hitson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitson
    • Hitson is located in Fisher County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avoca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Avoca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avoca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8659, Longitude: -99.7159    
<4>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.
<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 Avoca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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