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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 Bryarly (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 Bryarly. 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 and doctors 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.

Bryarly is located in Red River 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 Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.

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

  • Red River County     (The home county of Bryarly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryarly, with the one closest to Bryarly listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County
    • English
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Red River County
    • Annona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County
    • Clarksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Avery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <1>
    • Bagwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Boxelder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Sherry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • Addielou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
    • Cuthand
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Liberty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryarly, with the one closest to Bryarly listed first.
    • De Kalb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalby Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryarly, with the one closest to Bryarly listed first.
    • Pin Hook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
    • Deport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Novice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Blossom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Titus County
    • Talco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryarly, with the one closest to Bryarly listed first.
    • Cerrogordo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Foreman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
      • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <1>
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryarly, with the one closest to Bryarly listed first.
    • Swink
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Frogville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frogville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Fort Towson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <1>
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryarly, with the one closest to Bryarly listed first.
    • Idabel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
    • Garvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <1>
    • Haworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
      • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <1>
    • Holly Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Millerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Golden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Broken Bow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valliant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
      • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <1>
    • Wright City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <1>
    • Eagletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Hochatown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Bryarly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryarly.

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 Bryarly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bachman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haywood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haywood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Free Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitemans Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrietta Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrietta Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henrietta Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the south of Avery.
    • The Henrietta Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Warren Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305338 <5>
  • Albion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Warthan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warthan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warthan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harris Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Denison Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Madras
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Madras is located in Red River County
  • English
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Red River County
  • Annona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Albion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Red River County
  • Clarksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bagwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Red River County
  • Oak Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
  • Cuthand
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Cuthand is located in Red River County
  • Detroit
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
  • Lydia
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Lydia is located in Red River County
  • De Kalb
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kanawha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Red River County
    • Fulbright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulbright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
      • Fulbright is located in Red River County

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

Newspapers Published in Bryarly ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryarly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryarly, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bryarly.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bryarly:

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

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

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 from Point A (ie- Bryarly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bryarly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7465, Longitude: -94.8908       In this case, the coordinates for Bryarly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Bryarly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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