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 Branom (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 Branom. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Branom is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Branom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Branom:
- Hopkins County (The home county of Branom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Ridgeway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Cumby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peerless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Brashear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Posey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Divide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Miller Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Birthright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Bonanza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collin County
- Josephine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Klondike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jot-Em-Down
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enloe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Ladonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dial
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gober
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Honey Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leonard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Neylandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Fairlie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- South Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Aberfoyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Jacobia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Lone Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weiland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Gadston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Roxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Howland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Broadway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Petty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Taylor Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Ambia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- High
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Atlas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Glory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Biardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Brookston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Tawakoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Hooker Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Emory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Yantis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Coke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Alba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Branom, see our County-by-County Page for Branom.
Cemeteries Near Branom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Branom.
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 Branom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Branom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brigham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunny Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scatter Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twin Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- New Klondike Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gough Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Branom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Branom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Branom, with the one closest to Branom listed first.
- Ridgeway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Gough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gough is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
- Neylandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Divide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Miller Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Addran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addran is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Branom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Branom.
Newspapers Published in Branom ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Branom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Branom, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Branom.
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 Branom:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Rains 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> | 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- Branom) 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 Branom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |