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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 Canary (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 Canary. 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.

Canary is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Robertson & Walker.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Canary)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canary, with the one closest to Canary listed first.
    • George
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • North Zulch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • Madisonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canary, with the one closest to Canary listed first.
    • Edge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
    • Kurten
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tabor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Wixon Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Boonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Bryan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • College Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canary, with the one closest to Canary listed first.
    • Iola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bedias
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canary, with the one closest to Canary listed first.
    • Wealthy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
    • Normangee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Flynn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Leona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marquez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Middleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Jewett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Newby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Centerview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canary, with the one closest to Canary listed first.
    • Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Wheelock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Baden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Owensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Bald Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Benchley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Elliot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Seale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Hearne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Mumford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Canary ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canary.

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

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

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

  • Burns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6036 <2>
  • Keefer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Normangee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nash Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cordey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodgers Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Tenmile Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Canary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canary.

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

  • Zulch ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • Wheelock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kurten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Baden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Iola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Madisonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Leona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Marquez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Concord
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bedias
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Connor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Connor is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bald Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie

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

Newspapers Published in Canary ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canary.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canary, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canary.

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 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 Canary:

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 Canary, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.