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 Bostick (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 Bostick. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Bostick is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Bostick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bostick:
- Smith County (The home county of Bostick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Tyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Lindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Red Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Starrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gresham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Hideaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Noonday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anderson County
- Frankston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Bullard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troup
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Mount Selman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Gould
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Henrys Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Cherokee Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cuney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackjack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Reese
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Griffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Liberty City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Gladewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarksville City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Warren City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- East Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Greggton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Teneryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Seven Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Brownsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moore Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Leagueville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Poynor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- LaRue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Overton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sexton City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Selman City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turnertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Pirtle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Friars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Jacobs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Joinerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pritchett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rhonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Kelsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Rosewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Grice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Gilmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Edom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Van
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Ben Wheeler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Hawkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mineola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hainesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Pine Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Golden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bostick, see our County-by-County Page for Bostick.
Cemeteries Near Bostick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bostick.
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 Bostick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bostick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Memorial Park - African-American
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 in Tyler.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beth-El Cemetery
- City Cemetery
- Lallar's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5707 <2>
- Universe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McDougle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West View Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ahavath Achim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Tyler.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Tyler Cemetery
- Tyler Memorial Cemetery
- Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery
- Tyler Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7319 <2>
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 Bostick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bostick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bostick, with the one closest to Bostick listed first.
- Tyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Lindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Starrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Mount Sylvan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hawkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Omen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troup
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bostick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bostick.
Newspapers Published in Bostick ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bostick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bostick, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bostick.
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 websites either 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 Bostick:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Rusk County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood 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> | 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 Bostick, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bostick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |