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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 Brotherton (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 Brotherton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Brotherton is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.

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

  • Fannin County     (The home county of Brotherton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
    • Dodd City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bonham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Windom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Boyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Hail
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Gober
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Edhube
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
    • Silver City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Ivanhoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Allens Chapel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Ridings
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
    • Ector
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
    • Frognot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
    • Sedalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Blue Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Westminster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Valdasta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
    • Van Alstyne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Anna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
    • Pecan Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Ben Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Needmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Klondike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Enloe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cooper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
    • Bells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bells is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
    • Kentucky Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
    • Pilot Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Whiterock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
    • Ida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Tom Bean
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cannon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Luella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Denison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tribune
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Twin City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
    • Red River City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
    • Wolfe City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Aberfoyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Celeste
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairlie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Jardin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • White Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Yowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • South Sulphur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Jacobia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • Commerce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Merit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
    • Petty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • High
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Roxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Brookston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Direct
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Direct is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Ambia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Howland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Toco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Hopewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Belk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
    • Yuba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Yarnaby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Kemp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <1>
    • Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Hendrix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Achille
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Colbert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <1>
    • Bokchito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Brotherton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brotherton.

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

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

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

  • Shilo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Boze Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • County Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dodd City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wolfe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Inglish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Vannoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Windom.
    • The Vannoy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cobb - Vannoy Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7384 <3>
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Wild Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gates Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Biggerstaff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Biggs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Lannius
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lannius is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
  • Bonham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Windom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gober
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lamasco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
  • Ivanhoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ector
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bailey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Selfs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Orangeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Hickory Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Wolfe City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Brotherton ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brotherton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brotherton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brotherton.

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 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 Brotherton:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brotherton) 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 Brotherton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.