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 Bates Ferry (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 Bates Ferry. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bates Ferry is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Bates Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bates Ferry:
- Houston County (The home county of Bates Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Ferry, with the one closest to Bates Ferry listed first.
- Ratcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hagerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Weches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Fog Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Harrison Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Kennard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Hickory Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Refuge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Crockett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Ferry, with the one closest to Bates Ferry listed first.
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Salmon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Alderbranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Herring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Crystal Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Elkhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Ferry, with the one closest to Bates Ferry listed first.
- Redtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Pollok
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Durant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Blix
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Woodlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Peavy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Ferry, with the one closest to Bates Ferry listed first.
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weeping Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maydelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Reklaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gallatin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ponta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Ferry, with the one closest to Bates Ferry listed first.
- Douglass
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Nat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Dextra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Looneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Sacul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nacogdoches
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Trawick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bates Ferry, with the one closest to Bates Ferry listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Apple Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Pennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Friday
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Groveton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Woodlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bates Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Bates Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Bates Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bates Ferry.
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 Bates Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bates Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bates Ferry, with the one closest to Bates Ferry listed first.
- Mexican Prisoners Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shooks Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vaughn Family Graves
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Patton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Brent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bates Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bates Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bates Ferry, with the one closest to Bates Ferry listed first.
- Tadmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Hagerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Belott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Pollok
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- San Pedro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Apple Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bates Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bates Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Bates Ferry ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bates Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bates Ferry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bates Ferry.
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 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 Bates Ferry:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Nacogdoches County
- Trinity 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 Bates Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bates Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |