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 Bulah (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 Bulah. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 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 counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bulah is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Bulah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bulah:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Bulah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulah, with the one closest to Bulah listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maydelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Gallatin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Ponta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Reklaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulah, with the one closest to Bulah listed first.
- Herring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Alderbranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Jarvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Slocum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Crystal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Salmon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Deanwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Neches
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Todd City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulah, with the one closest to Bulah listed first.
- Redtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Pollok
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Durant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulah, with the one closest to Bulah listed first.
- Weches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Refuge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Tadmor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Belott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Harrison Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Ratcliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grapeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Kennard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fog Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Hagerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulah, with the one closest to Bulah listed first.
- Dextra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Douglass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sacul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Nat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Cushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alazan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Trawick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulah, with the one closest to Bulah listed first.
- New Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Big Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Laneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Trinity County
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bulah, see our County-by-County Page for Bulah.
Cemeteries Near Bulah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bulah.
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 Bulah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bulah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bulah, with the one closest to Bulah listed first.
- Box Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hendrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- The Muse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Muse Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #538341 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bulah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bulah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bulah, with the one closest to Bulah listed first.
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Alderbranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- San Pedro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Tadmor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Belott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Douglass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grapeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ratcliff
(20 miles [32.2 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 Bulah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bulah.
Newspapers Published in Bulah ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bulah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bulah, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bulah.
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 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 Bulah:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Trinity County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 Bulah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bulah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |