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 Chances Store (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 Chances Store. 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 Chances Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Chances Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Chances Store may originally have been Chance's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Chances Store might be written as Chance Store.
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 hospitals and 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.
Chances Store is located in Burleson 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 Burleson County: Brazos, Lee, Milam, Robertson & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Chances Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chances Store:
- Burleson County (The home county of Chances Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Snook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Tunis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frenstat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Caldwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Birch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Deanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chriesman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Wellborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- College Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millican
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Stone City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Allen Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Rye ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Wixon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Tabor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Kurten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Navasota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Iola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roans Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Apolonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Shiro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Dime Box
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dime Box
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Madison County
- Zulch ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zulch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Gause
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Benchley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Mumford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hearne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Gay Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Washington ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Rehburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
- Graball ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Brenham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chappell Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenvine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
- La Bahia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Bahia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chances Store, see our County-by-County Page for Chances Store.
Cemeteries Near Chances Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chances Store.
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 Chances Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chances Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Newsome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Botts Ferry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Giesenschlag Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- College Station Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Khrone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Woodfork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northeast of Lyons.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4775 <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.<5>
While we didn't find Chances Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chances Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chances Store, with the one closest to Chances Store listed first.
- Wellborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- College Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millican
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harvey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Allen Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Davidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Davidson is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- William Penn ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- William Penn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chances Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chances Store.
Newspapers Published in Chances Store ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chances Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chances Store, 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 Chances Store.
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 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 Chances Store:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Burleson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazos County
- Grimes County
- Lee County
- Madison County
- Milam County
- Robertson County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chances Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Chances Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |