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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 Bettis (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 Bettis. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Bettis is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.

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

  • Fannin County     (The home county of Bettis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bettis, with the one closest to Bettis listed first.
    • Ivanhoe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
    • Ridings
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County
    • Boyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County
    • Telephone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ravenna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Fannin County
    • Mulberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County
    • Bonham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dodd City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Allens Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
    • Ector
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bettis, with the one closest to Bettis listed first.
    • Pecan Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
      • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <1>
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bettis, with the one closest to Bettis listed first.
    • Bells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
    • Kentucky Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
    • Whiterock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
    • Denison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Red River City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County
    • Ida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
    • Tom Bean
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County
    • Frontier Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
    • Luella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
    • Pilot Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Knollwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Hunt County
    • Wolfe City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bettis, with the one closest to Bettis listed first.
    • Direct
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
      • Direct is located in Lamar County
    • Petty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <1>
    • Garretts Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
    • Brookston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <1>
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <1>
    • Roxton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
    • Toco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Caviness
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County
    • Razor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
      • Razor is located in Lamar County
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bettis, with the one closest to Bettis listed first.
    • Yuba
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
    • Yarnaby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
    • Albany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
      • Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
    • Kemp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <1>
    • Achille
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
      • Achille is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <1>
    • Hendrix
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendrix <1>
    • Bennington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <1>
    • Bokchito
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
      • Bokchito is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <1>
    • Calera
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Calera is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
    • Colbert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
      • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <1>
    • Durant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
      • Durant is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <1>
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • Boswell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <1>
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • McBride
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)

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

Newspapers Published in Bettis ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bettis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bettis, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bettis.

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 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 Bettis:

Cemeteries Near Bettis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bettis.

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 Bettis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bettis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bettis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bettis Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Sandy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
  • Center Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
  • Elwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwood Cemetery
  • Old Elwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Elwood Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Union Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Ravenna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396274 <5>
  • Upper Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Union Cemetery
  • Stancel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stancel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stancel Cemetery
  • Orphanage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orphanage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orphanage Cemetery
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Yarnaby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarnaby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarnaby Cemetery

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

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

  • Ivanhoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Duplex
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County
  • Lamasco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County
  • Elwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County
  • Ravenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Telephone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mulberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County
  • Lannius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lannius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
    • Lannius is located in Fannin County
  • Bonham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Monkstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County
  • Ector
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Selfs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Windom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Windom is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <1>
    • Savoy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>

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

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

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

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 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.
<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- Bettis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bettis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7462, Longitude: -96.1436       In this case, the coordinates for Bettis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Bettis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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