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Introduction ...

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

We've added Camp Maxey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Camp Maxey, 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 Camp Maxey (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 Camp Maxey. 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 Camp Maxey ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Maxey: Cp. Maxey

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Camp Maxey is historic, it would have been located within present day Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Maxey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Maxey.

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 Camp Maxey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Casey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McEwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McEwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newbether Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newbether Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newbether Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caviness Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caviness Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caviness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlejohn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlejohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hendricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sikes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sikes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sikes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Camp Maxey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Maxey.

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

  • Powderly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinckley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hinckley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hinckley
    • From Camp Maxey to Hinckley
  • Emberson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emberson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
    • Emberson is located in Lamar County
  • Chicota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Givens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Givens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
    • Givens is located in Lamar County
  • Arthur City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
    • Arthur City is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <2>
  • Sumner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Reno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Sylvan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sylvan
    • From Camp Maxey to Sylvan
  • Blossom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
    • Maxey is located in Lamar County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brookston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <2>
    • Ambia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
    • Jennings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Lamar County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Camp Maxey ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Maxey.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Camp Maxey. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Camp Maxey and those printed in the larger area surrounding Camp Maxey.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6> of Camp Maxey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Camp Maxey:

The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/

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 Camp Maxey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Camp Maxey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Maxey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7839, Longitude: -95.5448    









 

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