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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 Brady (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 Brady. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brady is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: De Soto (LA), Sabine (LA), Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine & San Augustine.

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

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Brady)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Short
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Choice
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shelbyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Campti
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Tenaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Huxley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Timpson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Joaquin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Haslam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Ewing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ewing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Thomas Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
    • Ora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Platt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Platt is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
    • Alco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alco is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • River Crest Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Attoyac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Martinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Chireno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Garrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Fitze
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Woden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Etoile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Nacogdoches
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Redfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Gary City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Murvaul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Buncome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Dotson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Concord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Sabine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Geneva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosevine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Bronson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Milam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemphill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Denning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • San Augustine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxey Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Rebecca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Broaddus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Logansport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Converse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Noble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Brady ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brady.

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

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

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

  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Borders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McCadley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Neuville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Neuvine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Buckner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • Sinclair Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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 Brady in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brady.

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

  • Short
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Ironosa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
  • Shelbyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Denning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • San Augustine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Patroon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Patroon is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
  • Huber
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Huber is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
  • Chireno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Swift
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Melrose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Macune
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Macune is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
    • Sexton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sexton is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
    • Tenaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Brady ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brady.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brady, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brady.

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 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 Brady:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brady) 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 Brady, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.