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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 Bernstein (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 Bernstein. 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 doctors 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.

Bernstein is located in Hansford County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hansford County: Texas (OK), Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts & Sherman.

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

  • Hansford County     (The home county of Bernstein)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernstein, with the one closest to Bernstein listed first.
    • Gruver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
      • Gruver is located in Hansford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruver <2>
    • Spearman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Morse is located in Hansford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <2>
  • Ochiltree County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernstein, with the one closest to Bernstein listed first.
    • Waka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Farnsworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Perryton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sherman County
    • Texhoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texhoma
      • Texhoma is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Texas County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernstein, with the one closest to Bernstein listed first.
    • Hardesty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardesty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardesty
      • Hardesty is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardesty <2>
    • Goodwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwell
      • Goodwell is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwell <2>
    • Guymon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guymon
      • Guymon is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guymon <2>
    • Optima
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
      • Optima is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Texhoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Bernstein ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bernstein.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Gruver Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hansford Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Frisco Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Perryton.
    • The Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379 <4>
  • Hartsville Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Banner Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waka Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Range Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Range Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmhurst Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmhurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwell Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hardesty Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardesty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardesty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Keen Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Black Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Black Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427 <4>

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.<6>

While we didn't find Bernstein in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bernstein.

  • Hansford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
    • Hansford is located in Hansford County

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

Newspapers Published in Bernstein ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernstein.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bernstein, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bernstein.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bernstein:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bernstein. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 '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- Bernstein) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bernstein. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3942, Longitude: -101.3571       In this case, the coordinates for Bernstein have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Bernstein, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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