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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bug Tussle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bug Tussle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bug Tussle, please Contact Us.

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 Bug Tussle (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 Bug Tussle. 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 Bug Tussle ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Bug Tussle was originally named Truss

Another variation: Bugtussle.

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 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bug Tussle is historic, it would have been located within present day Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.

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

  • Fannin County     (The home county of Bug Tussle)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bug Tussle, with the one closest to Bug Tussle listed first.
    • Frognot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westminster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <3>
  • Delta County
  • Grayson County
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bug Tussle, with the one closest to Bug Tussle listed first.
    • Peerless
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Posey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
      • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <3>
    • Tira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Brashear
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palestine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
    • Nelta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nelta
      • From Bug Tussle to Nelta
    • Sulphur Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bug Tussle, with the one closest to Bug Tussle listed first.
    • Jardin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jardin
      • From Bug Tussle to Jardin
    • Yowell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
    • Wolfe City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairlie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairlie
      • From Bug Tussle to Fairlie
    • Aberfoyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • South Sulphur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Commerce
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
    • White Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacobia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Neylandville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neylandville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neylandville
      • From Bug Tussle to Neylandville
    • Celeste
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
      • Celeste is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <3>
    • Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bug Tussle, with the one closest to Bug Tussle listed first.
    • Petty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <3>
    • Roxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • High
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High
      • From Bug Tussle to High
    • Howland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Brookston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <3>
    • Atlas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Atlas
      • From Bug Tussle to Atlas
    • Gadston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Toco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
    • Glory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryan County (OK)

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

Cemeteries Near Bug Tussle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bug Tussle.

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

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

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyday Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bourland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bledsoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bledsoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bledsoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Broyles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Providence Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whittenburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittenburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall 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.

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

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

  • Ladonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dial
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pecan Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Windom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Windom is located in Fannin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <3>
  • Honey Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gober
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Noble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Lamar County
  • Wolfe City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jardin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Jardin is located in Hunt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jardin
    • From Bug Tussle to Jardin
  • Ben Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
    • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <3>
  • Lannius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lannius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
    • Lannius is located in Fannin County
  • Petty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
    • Petty is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <3>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Needmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
      • Gough is located in Delta County
    • Bailey
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Bug Tussle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bug Tussle.

Newspapers Published in Bug Tussle ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bug Tussle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bug Tussle, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bug Tussle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bug Tussle:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bug Tussle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bug Tussle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bug Tussle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4839, Longitude: -95.9435    









 

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