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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 Castle Hill Estate (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 Castle Hill Estate. 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 Castle Hill Estate ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Castle Hill Estate: Castle Hill Est.

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Castle Hill Estate is located in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

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

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Castle Hill Estate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Hill Estate, with the one closest to Castle Hill Estate listed first.
    • Pelican Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Lakeside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Lake Worth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecan Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Sansom Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saginaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • White Settlement
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • River Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Westworth Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Mound
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westover Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Hill Estate, with the one closest to Castle Hill Estate listed first.
    • Grapevine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Estelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Hill Estate, with the one closest to Castle Hill Estate listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Justin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roanoke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Westlake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Northlake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trophy Club
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Southlake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Corral City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • DISH
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Flower Mound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Argyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis County
    • Mansfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Hill Estate, with the one closest to Castle Hill Estate listed first.
    • Cresson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Acton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Brazos Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Hill Estate, with the one closest to Castle Hill Estate listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Hill Estate, with the one closest to Castle Hill Estate listed first.
    • Crowley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burleson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Godley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Briaroaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cross Timber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Joshua
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Hill Estate, with the one closest to Castle Hill Estate listed first.
    • Azle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Sanctuary
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Reno
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Willow Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Springtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dicey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Aledo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Annetta North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Hudson Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Goshen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Annetta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta South
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Hill Estate, with the one closest to Castle Hill Estate listed first.
    • Briar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rhome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Boyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • New Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Bluett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Herman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Paradise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Decatur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people

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

Cemeteries Near Castle Hill Estate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castle Hill Estate.

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 Castle Hill Estate - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Smith - Frazier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Azleland Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Azle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <3>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bud Clark Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stokes Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Cemetery is located in Fort Worth.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • York Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1233952 <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.<4>

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

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

  • Azle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Briar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Saginaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Avondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Dicey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Haslet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Keeter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Rhome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Benbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fort Worth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Annetta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people

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

Newspapers Published in Castle Hill Estate ...

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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Hill Estate.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castle Hill Estate, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castle Hill Estate.

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 Castle Hill Estate:

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>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- Castle Hill Estate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Castle Hill Estate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.