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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 Blackfoot (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 Blackfoot. 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 and 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.

Blackfoot is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Cherokee, Freestone, Henderson, Houston & Leon.

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

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Blackfoot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackfoot, with the one closest to Blackfoot listed first.
    • Springfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ward
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ward
      • From Blackfoot to Ward
    • Bradford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bois d'Arc
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bois d'Arc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bois d'Arc
      • From Blackfoot to Bois d'Arc
    • Bethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tennessee Colony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Montalba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
      • Montalba is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <2>
    • Cayuga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Massey Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Greens Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Brushy Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elmtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackfoot, with the one closest to Blackfoot listed first.
    • Cuney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
      • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <2>
    • Reese
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
  • Freestone County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackfoot, with the one closest to Blackfoot listed first.
    • Cross Roads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • LaRue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Poynor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
      • Poynor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <2>
    • Athens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Malakoff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
      • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <2>
    • Trinidad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Caney City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
      • Caney City is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Log Cabin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
      • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Star Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
      • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Leagueville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moore Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
      • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Berryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berryville
      • From Blackfoot to Berryville
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackfoot, with the one closest to Blackfoot listed first.
    • Goodlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Kerens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mildred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackfoot, with the one closest to Blackfoot listed first.
    • Dogwood City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Teaselville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Blackfoot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackfoot.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blackfoot had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bradford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tennessee Colony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Montalba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
    • Montalba is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <2>
  • Brushy Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fosterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pine Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Young
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
    • Young is located in Freestone County
  • Palestine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wells Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • New York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Henderson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Malakoff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
      • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <2>
    • Tucker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Trinidad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Blackfoot ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackfoot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackfoot, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackfoot.

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 Blackfoot:

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blackfoot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackfoot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9483, Longitude: -95.8372       In this case, the coordinates for Blackfoot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Blackfoot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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