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 Bodenhamer Ferry (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 Bodenhamer Ferry. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bodenhamer Ferry is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Bodenhamer Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bodenhamer Ferry:
- Houston County (The home county of Bodenhamer Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodenhamer Ferry, with the one closest to Bodenhamer Ferry listed first.
- Weches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Refuge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Belott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Tadmor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Harrison Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Hickory Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Grapeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ratcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Latexo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fog Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodenhamer Ferry, with the one closest to Bodenhamer Ferry listed first.
- Mound City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Alderbranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Salmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Herring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Crystal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Elkhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deanwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Cronin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Neches
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodenhamer Ferry, with the one closest to Bodenhamer Ferry listed first.
- Redtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Pollok
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Durant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodenhamer Ferry, with the one closest to Bodenhamer Ferry listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Maydelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dialville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gallatin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Ponta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Reklaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodenhamer Ferry, with the one closest to Bodenhamer Ferry listed first.
- Douglass
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dextra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Looneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Alazan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Cushing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk County
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodenhamer Ferry, with the one closest to Bodenhamer Ferry listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Apple Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bodenhamer Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Bodenhamer Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Bodenhamer Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bodenhamer Ferry.
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 Bodenhamer Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bodenhamer Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bodenhamer Ferry, with the one closest to Bodenhamer Ferry listed first.
- Bodenhamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weches Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- John Sheridan Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- The Muse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Muse Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #538341 <2>
- Newsom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Augusta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Easley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Easley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bodenhamer Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bodenhamer Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bodenhamer Ferry, with the one closest to Bodenhamer Ferry listed first.
- Weches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- San Pedro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Belott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Tadmor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alderbranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Grapeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ratcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Elkhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hagerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bodenhamer Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bodenhamer Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Bodenhamer Ferry ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bodenhamer Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bodenhamer Ferry, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bodenhamer Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bodenhamer Ferry:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Trinity County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bodenhamer Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bodenhamer Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |