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 Baxter (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 Baxter. 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 northeast 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 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.
Baxter is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Anderson, Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro, Smith & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Baxter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baxter:
- Henderson County (The home county of Baxter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Pine Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- LaRue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leagueville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moore Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Brownsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poynor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Malakoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Log Cabin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Fosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Bois d'Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Blackfoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Brushy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Frankston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Ward
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cayuga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elmtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Cherokee Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cuney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reese
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Bullard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Mabank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Goodlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Kerens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bazette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Dogwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Teaselville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Noonday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Lee Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Garden Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Hideaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Swan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Lindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Edom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Wheeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tundra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Van
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baxter, see our County-by-County Page for Baxter.
Cemeteries Near Baxter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baxter.
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 Baxter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baxter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Alligator Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Owen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rounsavall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leagueville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169375 <2>
- Athens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Athens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317712 <2>
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Modoc Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Baxter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baxter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Pine Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- New York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Brownsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Fosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Walton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Malakoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Brushy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Martins Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baxter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baxter.
Newspapers Published in Baxter ...
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 Baxter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baxter, 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 Baxter.
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 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 Baxter:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Kaufman County
- Navarro County
- Smith County
- Van Zandt 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> | 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- Baxter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Baxter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |