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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 Calvary (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 Calvary. 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 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.

Calvary is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Franklin, Hopkins, Rains, Smith, Upshur & Van Zandt.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Calvary)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
    • Golden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Quitman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Alba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Forest Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Hainesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Gunter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Cartwright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Yantis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Coke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Pine Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Stout
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Camp County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
    • Winnsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Scroggins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Purley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
    • Black Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Bonanza
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Como
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
    • Tazewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Divide
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Miller Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sulphur Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Brashear
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Palestine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
    • Lone Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Tawakoni
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
    • Emory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Flats
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • East Tawakoni
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Hooker Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Garden Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Carroll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Carroll is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Hideaway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hideaway is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
    • Lindale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Springs is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
    • Swan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Swan is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
    • Winona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
    • Rhonesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
    • Grice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Rosewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Piney Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Kelsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Simpsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Big Sandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pritchett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pritchett is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
    • Grand Saline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruitvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Van
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Van is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
    • Edgewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ben Wheeler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • Myrtle Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • Edom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <1>
    • Tundra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
    • Wills Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Calvary ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calvary.

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

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

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

  • Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green & Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Peyton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Searcy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedars Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Price Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Erwin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Padgett Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Dickerson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>

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

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

  • Golden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Quitman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Silver Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Grand Saline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yantis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Coke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coke is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Pine Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
  • Pruitt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
  • Stout
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Black Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Emory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley

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

Newspapers Published in Calvary ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calvary.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calvary, 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 Calvary.

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 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 Calvary:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calvary) 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 Calvary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.