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 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 occur.
Another variation: Baldhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bald Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bald Hill.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Bald Hill is located in Angelina 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 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)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Prairie Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Dunagan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Herty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Herty is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
- Alco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Lufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- 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)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Fog Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- 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)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Nacogdoches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Swift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Attoyac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
- Redfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- 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)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Corrigan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lily Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Barnes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Moscow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- 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)
- Zana ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Denning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- 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)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Centralia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Woodlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Lacy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- 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)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- 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.
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 Bald Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Fielder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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 Renfro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Renfro Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Diboll and Zavalla. The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east of Diboll.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6312 <2>
- Jonesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- Traweek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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)
- 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.<5>
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)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Lufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keltys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Ora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Clawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- 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)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Asia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
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]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Angelina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Polk County
- San Augustine County
- Trinity County
- Tyler 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bald Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |