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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 Center Grove (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 Center Grove. 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 Center Grove ...

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.

Another variation: Centergrove.

  • A typical abbreviation for Center Grove: Center Grv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Grove.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Center Grove is located in Titus 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 Titus County: Camp, Franklin, Morris & Red River.

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

  • Titus County     (The home county of Center Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Cookville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Green Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Winfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Miller's Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Talco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Dalby Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
    • Bassett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Simms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • De Kalb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Harvard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Pittsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Pine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Leesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Hughes Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marietta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bryans Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Avinger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Douglassville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Linden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Scroggins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Purley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Hagansport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Winnsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Saltillo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Sarber
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Omaha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cason
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Daingerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Naples
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Jenkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Lone Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • Boxelder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
    • Cuthand
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Avery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <1>
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Grove, with the one closest to Center Grove listed first.
    • LaFayette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Ewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Coffeeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Piney Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Simpsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Bettie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Ore City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Delrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • Grice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Gilmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Graceton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Graceton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
    • Diana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Wood County
    • Perryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville

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

Cemeteries Near Center Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Grove.

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 Center Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Justiss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Snodgrass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Keith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lev Olds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Barrier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitmore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Handsome 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.<2>

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

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

  • Cookville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Omaha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Argo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Argo is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Daingerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Hughes Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Monticello is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • LaFayette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wilkinson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilkinson is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Macon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Macon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Leesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Center Grove ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Grove.

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 Center Grove:

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>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 Center Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Center Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.