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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...
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: Centerpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Point.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Center Point is located in Hunt 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 Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near Center Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Point:
- Hunt County (The home county of Center Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Dixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weiland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Neylandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boles Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hendrix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Caddo Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Josephine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Royse City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Copeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frognot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Lavon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wylie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Altoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Valdasta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Jot-Em-Down
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Leonard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gober
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Cumby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Miller Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Brashear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Divide
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Bonanza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Peerless
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Rockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Sulphur Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Posey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Ables Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Poetry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Elmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Terrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- College Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Heath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Emory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Blackland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Fate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- McLendon - Chisholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Rockwall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Wills Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Gunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Yantis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Point, see our County-by-County Page for Center Point.
Cemeteries Near Center Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Center Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Memoryland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etter Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968896 <3>
- East Mt. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wieland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weiland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- David Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Center Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Dixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wieland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wieland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neylandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Jacobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Caddo Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wagner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wagner is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- South Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Point.
Newspapers Published in Center Point ...
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 Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Point, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Point:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hunt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Hopkins County
- Kaufman County
- Rains County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Center Point) 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 Center Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |