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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 Broadview (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 Broadview. 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.

Broadview is located in Lubbock 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 Lubbock County: Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn & Terry.

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

  • Lubbock County     (The home county of Broadview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broadview, with the one closest to Broadview listed first.
    • Shallowater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lubbock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reese Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
    • New Deal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Wolfforth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Canyon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Kitalou
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
    • Idalou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Slide
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Slide is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
    • Ransom Canyon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Posey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Posey is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broadview, with the one closest to Broadview listed first.
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Lorenzo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Farmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Savage is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Garza County
    • Southland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Southland is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broadview, with the one closest to Broadview listed first.
    • Abernathy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hale Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hockley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broadview, with the one closest to Broadview listed first.
    • Roundup
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Roundup is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
    • Smyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Anton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Anton is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <1>
    • Ropesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Opdyke West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Whitharral
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Levelland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lockettville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
  • Lamb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broadview, with the one closest to Broadview listed first.
    • Spade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Spade is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
    • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
    • Littlefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Broadview, with the one closest to Broadview listed first.
    • New Home
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wayside ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Wayside is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wilson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Terry County
    • Meadow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Broadview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broadview.

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

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

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

  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • City of Lubbock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Lubbock Cemetery
    • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Lubbock City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <2>
  • Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Idalou Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Abernathy.
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Strip Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <2>
  • Anton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Englewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3441 <2>
  • West Englewood Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Englewood Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
  • Becton Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ropesville Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Side Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Side Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lorenzo.
    • The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4942 <2>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Estacado Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lorenzo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lorenzo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lorenzo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4943 <2>
    • Whitharral Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 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.<4>

While we didn't find Broadview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broadview.

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

  • Lubbock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado

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

Newspapers Published in Broadview ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broadview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broadview, 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 Broadview.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Broadview:

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>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- Broadview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Broadview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.