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 Black Jack (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 Black Jack. 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 hospitals and 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.
Black Jack is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison & Milam.
Below are the counties that are near Black Jack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Jack:
- Robertson County (The home county of Black Jack)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Hearne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Wheelock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Calvert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benchley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Owensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- New Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Bremond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Rye ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Edge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Wixon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Stone City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Bryan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kurten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- College Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Cooks Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Tunis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Chriesman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Snook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Wilderville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Highbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Reagan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes County
- Iola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Wealthy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wealthy is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
- Hilltop Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Normangee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marquez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- Kosse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- North Zulch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- George is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Zulch ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zulch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Gause
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Jones Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Maysfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baileyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Milano
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Jack, see our County-by-County Page for Black Jack.
Cemeteries Near Black Jack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Jack.
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 Black Jack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Jack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Suggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hammond Colony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hearne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elliot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheelock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cavitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hearne.
- The Red Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moody Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317459 <4>
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walker Settlement Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bickham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Black Jack in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Jack.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
- Hearne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sutton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Elliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Wheelock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benchley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Calvert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- New Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gause
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nesbitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nesbitt is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Bryan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kurten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Jack. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Jack.
Newspapers Published in Black Jack ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Jack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Jack, 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 Black Jack.
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 Black Jack:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Grimes County
- Leon County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Milam 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Jack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Black Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |