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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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Bob Town is located in Jack 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
    • Wizard Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Westbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Postoak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Gibtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anarene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
      • Anarene is located in Archer County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
    • Newport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Joy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
      • Joy is located in Clay County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Salesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Palo Pinto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
    • Mineral Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Authon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Poolville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
      • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <2>
    • Boonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
    • Farmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Young County
    • Bunger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
      • Bunger is located in Young County
    • South Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newcastle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
      • Newcastle is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <2>
    • Olney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Olney is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
    • Eliasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
      • Eliasville is located in Young County
    • Proffitt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
      • Proffitt is located in Young County

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winn Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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]<3> to the southwest of Bryson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7703 <4>
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dark Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dark Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dark Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Raper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Mountain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halsell Ranch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsell Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsell Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Bartons Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartons Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 the 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 <4>

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
    • Bryson is located in Jack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
  • Jacksboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
  • Markley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markley
    • Markley is located in Young County
  • Oran
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Farmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Farmer is located in Young County
  • Antelope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
  • Joplin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
  • Vineyard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
  • South Bend
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Salesville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Whitt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
    • Whitt is located in Parker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Postoak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Willow Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
      • Willow Point is located in Wise County
    • Palo Pinto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>

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]<3>. 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 first visit 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bob Town. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bob Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bob Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1657, Longitude: -98.3389       In this case, the coordinates for Bob Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bob Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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