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 Central Heights (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 Central Heights. 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 Central Heights ...
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 Central Heights: Central Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Central Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Central Heights.
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 hospitals and 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.
Central Heights is located in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Central Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central Heights:
- Nacogdoches County (The home county of Central Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Heights, with the one closest to Central Heights listed first.
- Redfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Trawick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Nacogdoches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Fitze
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Alazan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Looneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Cushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swift
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Heights, with the one closest to Central Heights listed first.
- River Crest Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Davisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Platt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Redland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Moffitt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Durant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Pollok
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Herty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Herty is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
- Keltys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Thomas Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Heights, with the one closest to Central Heights listed first.
- Reklaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ponta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weeping Mary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Gallatin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houston County
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Heights, with the one closest to Central Heights listed first.
- Dotson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Long Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buncome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Gary City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murvaul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murvaul is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Heights, with the one closest to Central Heights listed first.
- Mount Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Oak Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Laneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brachfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- New Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Pinehill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Big Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- San Augustine County
- Denning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Heights, with the one closest to Central Heights listed first.
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Timpson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Short
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tenaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Central Heights.
Cemeteries Near Central Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central Heights.
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 Central Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central Heights, with the one closest to Central Heights listed first.
- Old North Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Nacogdoches.
- The Old North Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #282377 <3>
- Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brouten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Moroney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Central Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Central Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Central Heights, with the one closest to Central Heights listed first.
- Redfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Linn Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Nacogdoches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fitze
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Looneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swift
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Garrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Woden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central Heights.
Newspapers Published in Central Heights ...
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 Central Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central Heights, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central Heights.
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 Central Heights:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nacogdoches County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- San Augustine County
- Shelby 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central Heights) 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 Central Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |