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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 Bob Town (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 Bob Town. 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 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.

Bob Town is located in Jack 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 Jack County: Archer, Clay, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise & Young.

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

  • Jack County     (The home county of Bob Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bob Town, with the one closest to Bob Town listed first.
    • Bryson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jermyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Perrin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Antelope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Wizard Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Westbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Postoak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Gibtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
  • Archer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bob Town, with the one closest to Bob Town listed first.
    • Windthorst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Anarene ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Anarene is located in Archer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bob Town, with the one closest to Bob Town listed first.
    • Shannon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Newport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Joy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Joy is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bob Town, with the one closest to Bob Town listed first.
    • Graford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Salesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Palo Pinto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolters Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bob Town, with the one closest to Bob Town listed first.
    • Whitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Adell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Authon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Poolville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bob Town, with the one closest to Bob Town listed first.
    • Runaway Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Boonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bob Town, with the one closest to Bob Town listed first.
    • Loving
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Farmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Farmer is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Bunger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunger is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
    • South Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newcastle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Olney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eliasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eliasville is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
    • Proffitt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Proffitt is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt

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

Cemeteries Near Bob Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bob Town.

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 Bob Town - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bob Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winn Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Bryson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7703 <3>
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dark Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Raper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Mountain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Halsell Ranch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Bartons Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Graves Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Jacksboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5700 <3>

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.<4>

While we didn't find Bob Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bob Town.

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

  • Bryson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jacksboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Markley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Markley is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markley
  • Oran
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
  • Farmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmer is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Antelope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Joplin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Vineyard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
  • South Bend
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Salesville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Whitt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Postoak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Willow Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Willow Point is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Palo Pinto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Bob Town ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bob Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bob Town, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bob Town.

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 Bob Town:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Bob Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bob Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.