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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 Bobwyn (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 Bobwyn. 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 and hospitals 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.

Bobwyn is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.

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

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Bobwyn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bobwyn, with the one closest to Bobwyn listed first.
    • Kleberg
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
    • Seagoville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lawson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Balch Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Combine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Combine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Wilmer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hutchins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mesquite
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ferris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bobwyn, with the one closest to Bobwyn listed first.
    • Sachse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Murphy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Plano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Wylie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <1>
    • Lavon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Parker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Royse City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrollton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Nevada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bobwyn, with the one closest to Bobwyn listed first.
    • Walnut Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Bristol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Palmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Red Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crisp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Crisp is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
    • Oak Leaf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Sterrett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Ike
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Garrett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Garrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Telico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Telico is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
    • Boyce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Hunt County
    • Union Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bobwyn, with the one closest to Bobwyn listed first.
    • Crandall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Forney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Talty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Lone Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Heath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Rosser
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Scurry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Lawrence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Kaufman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bobwyn, with the one closest to Bobwyn listed first.
    • Rice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rice is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
    • Chatfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bobwyn, with the one closest to Bobwyn listed first.
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Rockwall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mobile City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Blackland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Fate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bobwyn, with the one closest to Bobwyn listed first.
    • Euless
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Johnsons Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station

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

Cemeteries Near Bobwyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bobwyn.

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 Bobwyn - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sand Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lumley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pruitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grange Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Samuell - Crawford Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frost Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Carver Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carver Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crandall Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Kleberg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
  • Seagoville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rylie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rylie is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
  • Wilmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutchins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ferris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crandall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Bristol
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bristol is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Reinhardt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Reinhardt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt
    • Dallas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dallas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
    • DeSoto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Bobwyn ...

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 287 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bobwyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bobwyn, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bobwyn.

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 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 Bobwyn:

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 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.
<3>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 Bobwyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bobwyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.