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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 Brazos (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 Brazos. 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 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.

Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Palo Pinto County: Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Parker, Stephens & Young.

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

  • Palo Pinto County     (The home county of Brazos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
    • Santo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Mineral Wells
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Palo Pinto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Mingus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
    • Graford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Strawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
    • Morgan Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
    • Thurber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff Dale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Stephenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
    • Lipan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Tolar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brazos Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cresson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
    • Acton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • DeCordova
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Hill City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Paluxy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
    • Perrin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gibtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Westbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brazos, with the one closest to Brazos listed first.
    • Millsap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
      • Millsap is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <2>
    • Dennis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
    • Authon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Weatherford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Peaster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Hudson Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <2>
    • Annetta North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta South
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Dicey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
      • Dicey is located in Parker County

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

Newspapers Published in Brazos ...

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 Brazos.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brazos, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brazos.

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 Brazos:

Cemeteries Near Brazos ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brazos.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Dobbs Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Landreth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landreth Cemetery
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
  • Grassdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassdale Cemetery
  • Goen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Santo East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santo East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santo East Cemetery
  • Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dominicar Merlo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
  • Bosley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosley Cemetery
  • Willow Pond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Pond Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Poe Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poe Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poe Prairie Cemetery
  • Continue List   (124 more) ...
    • Hittson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hittson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hittson Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brazos had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Santo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
  • Millsap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
    • Millsap is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <2>
  • Lipan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Lipan is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Brock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Brock is located in Parker County
  • Mineral Wells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
    • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
  • Palo Pinto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
  • Buckner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
  • Garner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Parker County
  • Gordon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lemley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Lemley is located in Parker County
  • Authon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Authon is located in Parker County
  • Salesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Weatherford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Adell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Adell is located in Parker County
    • Thurber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brazos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brazos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brazos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6632, Longitude: -98.1220    
<4>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.
<5>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 Brazos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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