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 Bland Lake (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 Bland Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Bland Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bland Lake: Bland Lk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Bland Lake is located in San Augustine 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 San Augustine County: Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Sabine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Bland Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bland Lake:
- San Augustine County (The home county of Bland Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- San Augustine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Denning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Maxey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Rebecca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Broaddus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
- Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <1>
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Zana ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- Ewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Angelina County
- Ora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Thomas Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Boynton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boynton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Boynton is located in Angelina County
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- Attoyac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
- Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
- Chireno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Swift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Etoile
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Fitze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Appleby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Panola County
- Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Woods is located in Panola County
- Sabine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosevine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Bronson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Bronson is located in Sabine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <1>
- Milam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
- Milam is located in Sabine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <1>
- Hemphill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill is located in Sabine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <1>
- Pineland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brookeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland
- Brookeland is located in Sabine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeland <1>
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- Choice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Short
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <1>
- Africa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa is located in Shelby County
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Campti
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
- Campti is located in Shelby County
- Huxley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Huxley is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Tenaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haslam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
- Haslam is located in Shelby County
- Joaquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
- Joaquin is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <1>
- Timpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
- Timpson is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <1>
- De Soto Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- Logansport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logansport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Logansport is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <1>
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Sabine Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- Noble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
- Zwolle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Converse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bland Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Bland Lake.
Cemeteries Near Bland Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bland Lake.
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 Bland Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- Whitton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Moses Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moses Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chumley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chumley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the southeast of San Augustine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4318 <4>
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sublett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sublett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sublett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Bland Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bland Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bland Lake, with the one closest to Bland Lake listed first.
- San Augustine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ironosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
- Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
- Patroon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patroon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
- Patroon is located in Shelby County
- Denning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Short
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Sexton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sexton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Sexton is located in Sabine County
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <1>
- Macune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
- Macune is located in San Augustine County
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chireno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- East Hamilton is located in Shelby County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
- Milam is located in Sabine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <1>
- Huber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Huber is located in Shelby County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bland Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bland Lake.
Newspapers Published in Bland Lake ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bland Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bland Lake, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bland Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bland Lake:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to San Augustine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Sabine County
- Shelby County
- De Soto Parish
- Sabine Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bland Lake. 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> | 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. |
<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> | 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- Bland Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bland Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5902, Longitude: -94.1116 In this case, the coordinates for Bland Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Bland Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |