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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 Cargray (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 Cargray. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Cargray is located in Carson 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 Carson County: Armstrong, Donley, Gray, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Randall & Roberts.

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

  • Carson County     (The home county of Cargray)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cargray, with the one closest to Cargray listed first.
    • Skellytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • White Deer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Panhandle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Groom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom
      • Groom is located in Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groom <1>
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cargray, with the one closest to Cargray listed first.
    • Claude
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
      • Claude is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claude <1>
    • Malden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Armstrong County
  • Gray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cargray, with the one closest to Cargray listed first.
    • Kingsmill ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsmill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill
      • Kingsmill is located in Gray County
    • Pampa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pampa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pampa
      • Pampa is located in Gray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pampa <1>
    • Bowers City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers City
      • Bowers City is located in Gray County
    • Lefors
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lefors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefors
      • Lefors is located in Gray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lefors <1>
    • Wesco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
      • Wesco is located in Gray County
  • Hutchinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cargray, with the one closest to Cargray listed first.
    • Borger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borger
      • Borger is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borger <1>
    • Phillips
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Hutchinson County
    • Electric City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
      • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Sanford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <1>
    • Oil City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Stinnett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
      • Stinnett is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stinnett <1>
    • Fritch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
      • Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cargray ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cargray.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cargray, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cargray.

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 helpful 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 Cargray:

Cemeteries Near Cargray ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cargray.

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

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • White Deer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Memory Garden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Garden
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Panhandle Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Westlawn Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Groom Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Boydston Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boydston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boydston Cemetery
    • Claude Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • White Deer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Panhandle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boydston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydston
    • Boydston is located in Donley County
  • Codman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Codman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codman
    • Codman is located in Roberts County
  • Claude
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
    • Claude is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claude <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cargray. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cargray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cargray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5167, Longitude: -101.1754       In this case, the coordinates for Cargray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Cargray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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