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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 Britton (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 Britton. 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.

Britton is located in Ellis 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 Ellis County: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro & Tarrant.

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

  • Ellis County     (The home county of Britton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Britton, with the one closest to Britton listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Midlothian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Venus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Leaf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Sardis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Red Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sterrett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Maypearl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Waxahachie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecan Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Boz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Ike
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Britton, with the one closest to Britton listed first.
    • Cedar Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ovilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shamrock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Duncanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • DeSoto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Glenn Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Grand Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cockrell Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Oak Cliff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Eagle Ford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Denton County
    • Southlake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Britton, with the one closest to Britton listed first.
    • Itasca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Britton, with the one closest to Britton listed first.
    • Lillian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Briaroaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Egan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Burleson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Crowley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Coyote Flats
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Keene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Joshua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grandview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cuba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cleburne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Britton, with the one closest to Britton listed first.
    • Retta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Johnsons Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Rendon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • University Park Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pantego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Everman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Forest Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgecliff Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Euless
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Britton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Britton.

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

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Mansfield.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Jude's Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2705 <2>
  • Cope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rehoboth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grimsley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Skyvue Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • Trees Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Mansfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Midlothian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Venus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Peak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
  • Johnsons Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
  • Ovilla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rendon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
  • Duncanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Alvarado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sardis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • DeSoto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Britton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Britton.

Newspapers Published in Britton ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Britton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Britton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Britton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Britton:

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 Britton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Britton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.