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 Bagby (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 Bagby. 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 and hospitals 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.
Bagby is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Bagby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bagby:
- Fannin County (The home county of Bagby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Dial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Ladonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Honey Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Gober
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dodd City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Allens Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Frognot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Blue Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Ben Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Klondike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enloe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Bells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Kentucky Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Peerless
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Posey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Cumby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Birthright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Brashear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Nelta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Dike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Yowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Wolfe City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Aberfoyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- White Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Jacobia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Neylandville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Celeste
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Petty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- High
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Brookston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Ambia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Atlas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Gadston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Toco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Broadway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Glory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Yuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yarnaby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Wade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bagby, see our County-by-County Page for Bagby.
Cemeteries Near Bagby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bagby.
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 Bagby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bagby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Merrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McFarland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bourland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whittenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Center Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Bagby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bagby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bagby, with the one closest to Bagby listed first.
- Dial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Ladonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pecan Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Noble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Gober
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Petty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfe City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gough is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lannius
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lannius is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bagby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bagby.
Newspapers Published in Bagby ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bagby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bagby, 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 Bagby.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bagby:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan 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 Bagby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bagby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |