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 Burrow (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 Burrow. 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 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.
Burrow is located in Hunt 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 Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near Burrow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burrow:
- Hunt County (The home county of Burrow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Hendrix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Caddo Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Boles Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Quinlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weiland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Merit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- West Tawakoni
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Josephine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Royse City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Copeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lavon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Wylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Sachse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Lowry Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Rowlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Mesquite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Richardson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Balch Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Kleberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Seagoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Leonard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson County
- Pilot Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Cumby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Miller Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Poetry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Heath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ables Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Terrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Talty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- College Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Post Oak Bend City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Abner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Lone Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Fate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mobile City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Van Zandt County
- Wills Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burrow, see our County-by-County Page for Burrow.
Cemeteries Near Burrow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burrow.
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 Burrow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burrow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Needmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Josephine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Royse City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dugan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old South Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old South Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Royse City.
- The Old South Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6069 <2>
- Nevada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McMinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aleo Cemetery
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Burrow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burrow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burrow, with the one closest to Burrow listed first.
- Royse City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caddo Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Blackland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Copeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lavon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Floyd is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farmersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chisholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Poetry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burrow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burrow.
Newspapers Published in Burrow ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burrow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burrow, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burrow.
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 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 Burrow:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hunt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Kaufman County
- Rains County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt 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> | 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- Burrow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Burrow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |