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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 Buckhorn (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 Buckhorn. 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.

Name Variations for Buckhorn ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Another variation: Buck Horn.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buckhorn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckhorn.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 parishes/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 parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Buckhorn is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Beauregard (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Sabine (LA), Vernon (LA), Jasper, Orange & Sabine.

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

  • Newton County     (The home county of Buckhorn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
    • Bon Wier
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hughes is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Newton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bleakwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
    • Shanklerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Call
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Burkeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wiergate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • South Toledo Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Toledo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
    • Kirbyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Call Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
    • Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beech Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Buna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sam Rayburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunker Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Browndell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Sabine County
    • Fairmount
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
    • Spurger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Town Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
    • Merryville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Newlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Singer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • DeRidder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <1>
    • Ludington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Helme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
    • Ikes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
    • Longville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Dequincy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dequincy is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dequincy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dequincy <1>
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Vernon Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn, with the one closest to Buckhorn listed first.
    • Evans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosepine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Savage Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Pinewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Elmwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Pickering
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering

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

Cemeteries Near Buckhorn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckhorn.

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

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

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

  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Herrin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Inman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Odom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belgrade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hennican Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hennigan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Burks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Belgrade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Belgrade is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Newton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bleakwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
  • Farrsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Farrsville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
  • Burkeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Erin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Erin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Magnolia Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Jasper
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beech Grove
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Toledo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Elmwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Caney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Caney is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Fairmount
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Town Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Spurger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Buckhorn ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckhorn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckhorn, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckhorn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Buckhorn:

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 Buckhorn, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buckhorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.