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 Baers Ferry (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 Baers Ferry. 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 doctors and 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.
Baers Ferry is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.
Below are the counties that are near Baers Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baers Ferry:
- Grayson County (The home county of Baers Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- Red River City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Denison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Frontier Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Pottsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Knollwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Locust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gage is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Cedar Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Sherwood Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
- Tribune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- Van Alstyne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Sedalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Cooke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Callisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Coesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Lake Kiowa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Savoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sowells Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
- Ridings
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridings is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
- Ector
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewright
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Orangeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Bonham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edhube
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- Cartwright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Platter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hendrix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Achille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silo is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Durant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yarnaby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Yuba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Armstrong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Johnston County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- Bee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Johnston County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Milburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tishomingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- McBride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- New Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- Shay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Little City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little City is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baers Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Baers Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Baers Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baers Ferry.
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 Baers Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baers Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- Brown Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Denison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2711 <2>
- Holder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden of Memory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memory Cemetery
- The Garden of Memory Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colbert Cemetery
- Colbert Garden of Memory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98491 <2>
- Government Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Preston Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lankford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Denison.
- The Lankford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Langford Cemetery
- Papaw Hill Cemetery
- Paw Paw Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4747 <2>
- Mayrant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayrant Cemetery
- The Mayrant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mayrant / Potts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5086 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Baers Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baers Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baers Ferry, with the one closest to Baers Ferry listed first.
- Ray
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ray is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Denison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Steedham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steedham is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
- Cedar Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Basin Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Bells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Southmayd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Sandusky
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sadler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baers Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baers Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Baers Ferry ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baers Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baers Ferry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baers Ferry.
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 Baers Ferry:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Cooke County
- Fannin County
- Bryan County
- Johnston County
- Marshall 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- Baers Ferry) 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 Baers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |