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 Bascom (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 Bascom. 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 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.
Bascom is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Bascom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bascom:
- Smith County (The home county of Bascom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- New Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Browning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Omen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Noonday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Anderson County
- Frankston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Troup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Henrys Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Gould
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Mount Selman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Blackjack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Griffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Cherokee Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cuney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reese
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Liberty City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Kilgore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gladewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Clarksville City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Rolling Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Warren City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Greggton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Teneryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Chandler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coffee City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Moore Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Brownsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leagueville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Poynor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaRue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Overton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sexton City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Selman City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Friars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Joinerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Pirtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Big Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Pritchett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Kelsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Rhonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Rosewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Edom
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Van
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Ben Wheeler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Hawkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Mineola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bascom, see our County-by-County Page for Bascom.
Cemeteries Near Bascom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bascom.
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 Bascom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bascom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Bascom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Universe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver's Chapel Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Viola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Viola Cemetery
- The St. Viola Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Violet's Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- The Lawrence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lorance Cemetery
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tyler.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beth-El Cemetery
- City Cemetery
- Lallar's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5707 <2>
- Kendrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bascom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bascom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Omen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Swan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Troup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Mount Sylvan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Mount Selman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bascom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bascom.
Newspapers Published in Bascom ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bascom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bascom, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bascom.
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 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 Bascom:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Rusk County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood 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> | 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 Bascom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Bascom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |