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 Bluff Dale (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 Bluff Dale. 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 Bluff Dale ...
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.
Another variation: Bluffdale.
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 southwest 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 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.
Bluff Dale is located in Erath 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 Erath County: Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Hamilton, Hood, Palo Pinto & Somervell.
Below are the counties that are near Bluff Dale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluff Dale:
- Erath County (The home county of Bluff Dale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Morgan Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
- Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
- Stephenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
- Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
- Duffau
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
- Duffau is located in Erath County
- Harbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Harbin is located in Erath County
- Clairette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
- Clairette is located in Erath County
- Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Erath County
- Lingleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
- Lingleville is located in Erath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
- Bunyan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Bunyan is located in Erath County
- Thurber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Erath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Eulogy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Walnut Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <2>
- Iredell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Iredell is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <2>
- Hamilton County
- Hico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Tolar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paluxy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
- Paluxy is located in Hood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
- Hill City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Hill City is located in Hood County
- Lipan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
- Lipan is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
- Oak Trail Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
- Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
- Granbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brazos Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- DeCordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Pecan Plantation
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Acton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Spunky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Spunky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Cresson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
- Cresson is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Godley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Godley is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godley <2>
- Bono
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Palo Pinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Santo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
- Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
- Brazos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
- Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mingus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
- Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Millsap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
- Millsap is located in Parker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <2>
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Parker County
- Annetta South
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
- Annetta South is located in Parker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Somervell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Glass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Glass is located in Somervell County
- Glen Rose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rainbow is located in Somervell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <2>
- Nemo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Nemo is located in Somervell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluff Dale, see our County-by-County Page for Bluff Dale.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bluff Dale ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Dale.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bluff Dale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bluff Dale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bluff Dale.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Bluff Dale.
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 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 Bluff Dale:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Erath County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bosque County
- Hamilton County
- Hood County
- Johnson County
- Palo Pinto County
- Parker County
- Somervell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Cemeteries Near Bluff Dale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff Dale.
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 Bluff Dale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Glenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Stramler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stramler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stramler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348847 <5>
- Acrea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acrea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acrea Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolar Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
- Strouds Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strouds Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strouds Creek Cemetery
- Knob Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knob Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knob Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hightower Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Humberson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humberson Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bluff Dale had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.
- Tolar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paluxy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
- Paluxy is located in Hood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
- Lipan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
- Lipan is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
- Stephenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
- Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
- Thorp Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
- Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
- Selden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
- Selden is located in Erath County
- Granbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huckabay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckabay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
- Huckabay is located in Erath County
- Glen Rose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Buckner is located in Parker County
- Duffau
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
- Duffau is located in Erath County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hannibal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Hannibal is located in Erath County
- Acton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Santo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
- Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluff Dale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluff Dale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bluff Dale. 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- Bluff Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluff Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3508, Longitude: -98.0212 |
<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 Bluff Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |