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 Broaddus (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 Broaddus. 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 hospitals and 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.
Broaddus is located in San Augustine 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 San Augustine County: Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Sabine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Broaddus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broaddus:
- San Augustine County (The home county of Broaddus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Zana ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Maxey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- Denning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Rebecca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Powell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- San Augustine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Ora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Boynton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Zavalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ewing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Parker Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parker Point is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
- Oak Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Thomas Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Nancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nancy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Dolan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dolan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Alco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunagan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Harveytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Browndell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browndell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sam Rayburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Etoile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chireno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Attoyac
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
- Woden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swift
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Nacogdoches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sabine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Bronson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pineland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosevine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Brookeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hemphill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mason is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Choice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Short
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Tyler County
- Colmesneil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broaddus, see our County-by-County Page for Broaddus.
Cemeteries Near Broaddus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broaddus.
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 Broaddus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broaddus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Broaddus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harvy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nath Beck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rayburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Runnels 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.<2>
While we didn't find Broaddus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broaddus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Zana ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Ora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Macune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macune is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
- Etoile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chireno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Denning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- San Augustine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brookeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Ironosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 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 Broaddus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broaddus.
Newspapers Published in Broaddus ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broaddus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broaddus, 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 Broaddus.
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 Broaddus:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to San Augustine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Jasper County
- Nacogdoches County
- Sabine County
- Shelby County
- Tyler 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> | 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 Broaddus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Broaddus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |