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 Center Hill (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 Hill. 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.
Center Hill is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Center Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Hill:
- Houston County (The home county of Center Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Harrison Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Kennard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Tadmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fog Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Hagerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Weches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Refuge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Crockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Salmon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Slocum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Alderbranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Elkhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Cronin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Crystal Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Deanwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Redtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Pollok
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blix
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Durant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Peavy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Woodlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Keltys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Maydelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rusk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Douglass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friday
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Apple Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Lacy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Groveton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Woodlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Chita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Center Hill.
Cemeteries Near Center Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patton Family Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kennard Cemetery
- Kennard Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4607 <2>
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moffit Creath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vaughn Family Graves
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- New Energy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fennell Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Center Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Belott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Tadmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hagerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- San Pedro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Weches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Crockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Apple Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Hill.
Newspapers Published in Center Hill ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Center Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Nacogdoches County
- Trinity County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Center Hill, 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- Center Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |