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 Carpenters Bluff (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 Carpenters Bluff. 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 Carpenters Bluff ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Carpenters Bluff: Carpenters Blf. (or less commonly used: Carpenters Bluf.)
- While the name of this community is Carpenters Bluff, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Carpenters Bluff may originally have been Carpenter's Bluff.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Carpenters Bluff might be written as Carpenter Bluff.
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 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.
Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.
Below are the counties that are near Carpenters Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carpenters Bluff:
- Grayson County (The home county of Carpenters Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenters Bluff, with the one closest to Carpenters Bluff listed first.
- Red River City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Denison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Frontier Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Knollwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Whiterock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Tribune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Pottsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenters Bluff, with the one closest to Carpenters Bluff listed first.
- Van Alstyne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sedalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Anna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenters Bluff, with the one closest to Carpenters Bluff listed first.
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Savoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ravenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sowells Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
- Ridings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridings is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
- Ector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Whitewright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bonham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Edhube
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenters Bluff, with the one closest to Carpenters Bluff listed first.
- Hendrix
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kemp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Achille
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Platter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Silo is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Johnston County (OK)
- Bee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Johnston County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Marshall County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenters Bluff, with the one closest to Carpenters Bluff listed first.
- McBride
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- New Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Little City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little City is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
- Madill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carpenters Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Carpenters Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Carpenters Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carpenters Bluff.
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 Carpenters Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carpenters Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carpenters Bluff, with the one closest to Carpenters Bluff listed first.
- Oakridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lankford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Denison.
- The Lankford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Langford Cemetery
- Papaw Hill Cemetery
- Paw Paw Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4747 <3>
- Dugan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- The Dugan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dugan Chapel Cemetery
- Dugan - Whiting Cemetery
- Dugans Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291068 <3>
- Odell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Kemp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Denison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2711 <3>
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 Carpenters Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carpenters Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carpenters Bluff, with the one closest to Carpenters Bluff listed first.
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Denison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Savoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ravenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Luella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Ector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duplex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Tom Bean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kentucky Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carpenters Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carpenters Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Carpenters Bluff ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carpenters Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carpenters Bluff, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carpenters Bluff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Carpenters Bluff:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Fannin County
- Bryan County
- Johnston County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Carpenters Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carpenters Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |