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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 Bald Hill (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 Bald Hill. 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.

Name Variations for Bald Hill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Baldhill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Bald Hill is located in Angelina 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 Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

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

  • Angelina County     (The home county of Bald Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Hill, with the one closest to Bald Hill listed first.
    • Homer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Beulah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Angelina County
    • Huntington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Angelina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <3>
    • Rocky Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
      • Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
    • Prairie Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
      • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
    • Dunagan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
      • Dunagan is located in Angelina County
    • Shady Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
    • Burke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Angelina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Herty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
      • Herty is located in Angelina County
    • Alco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Angelina County
    • Lufkin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
      • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <3>
    • Diboll
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Hill, with the one closest to Bald Hill listed first.
    • Wells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
    • Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Hill, with the one closest to Bald Hill listed first.
    • Hagerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Fog Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Ratcliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Hill, with the one closest to Bald Hill listed first.
    • Etoile
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Chireno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Alazan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Nacogdoches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Swift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Attoyac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Redfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Martinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Hill, with the one closest to Bald Hill listed first.
    • Skinner Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
    • Corrigan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
    • Camden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
    • Lily Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
    • Barnes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
    • Moscow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
    • Seven Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Hill, with the one closest to Bald Hill listed first.
    • Broaddus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
      • Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <3>
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
    • White City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
    • Denning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Hill, with the one closest to Bald Hill listed first.
    • Apple Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Helmic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
    • Centralia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Woodlake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
    • Lacy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bald Hill, with the one closest to Bald Hill listed first.
    • Peach Tree Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
    • Chester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Colmesneil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Bald Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bald Hill.

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

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

  • Homer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fielder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fielder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fielder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Treadwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Renfro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renfro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Renfro Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Diboll and Zavalla.  The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<6> to the east of Diboll.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6312 <4>
  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huntington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitehouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories Memorial Park
  • Rocky Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Traweek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traweek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traweek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shawnee Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ryan Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<7>

While we didn't find Bald Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bald Hill.

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

  • Homer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
  • Burke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Angelina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Lufkin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <3>
  • Keltys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
  • Ora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Angelina County
  • Clawson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
  • Etoile
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Corrigan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Woden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pollok
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Barnum
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Barnum is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Asia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
      • Asia is located in Polk County
    • Chester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rockland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Tyler County

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

Newspapers Published in Bald Hill ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bald Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bald Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bald Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bald Hill:

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

The official website for Angelina County: www.angelinacounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Diboll and Zavalla. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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- Bald Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bald Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2396, Longitude: -94.6449       In this case, the coordinates for Bald Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Bald Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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