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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 Bartons Chapel (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 Bartons Chapel. 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 Bartons Chapel ...

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.

While the name of this community is Bartons Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bartons Chapel may originally have been Barton's Chapel.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bartons Chapel might be written as Barton Chapel.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Bartons Chapel is located in Jack 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 Jack County: Archer, Clay, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise & Young.

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

  • Jack County     (The home county of Bartons Chapel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Chapel, with the one closest to Bartons Chapel listed first.
    • Perrin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bob Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Bryson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gibtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Jermyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Wizard Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Antelope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Postoak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Chapel, with the one closest to Bartons Chapel listed first.
    • Shannon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Chapel, with the one closest to Bartons Chapel listed first.
    • Graford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Salesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Mineral Wells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolters Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Palo Pinto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Brazos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Chapel, with the one closest to Bartons Chapel listed first.
    • Whitt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Authon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Poolville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Adell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Cool
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Millsap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Peaster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Agnes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Lemley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Carter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Chapel, with the one closest to Bartons Chapel listed first.
    • Boonsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Runaway Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartons Chapel, with the one closest to Bartons Chapel listed first.
    • Graham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Loving
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bunger is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
    • South Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Farmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Farmer is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Newcastle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Bartons Chapel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bartons Chapel.

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 Bartons Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bartons Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bartons Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Halsell Ranch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dark Corner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Raper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perrino Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Lu Queen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Winn Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bryson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7703 <4>
    • Carroll Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Oran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
  • Bryson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Salesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Whitt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Joplin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Vineyard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
  • Willow Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Willow Point is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
  • Mineral Wells
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Palo Pinto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Garner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garner is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Authon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Boonsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Adell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell

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

Newspapers Published in Bartons Chapel ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bartons Chapel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bartons Chapel, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bartons Chapel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bartons Chapel:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bartons Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bartons Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.