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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 Channey Crossing (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 Channey Crossing. 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 Channey Crossing ...

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 Channey Crossing: Channey Xing.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Channey Crossing is located in Brazos 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 Brazos County: Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson & Washington.

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

  • Brazos County     (The home county of Channey Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channey Crossing, with the one closest to Channey Crossing listed first.
    • Kurten
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Wixon Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • College Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Edge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
    • Tabor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Wellborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Millican
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Allen Farm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Navasota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Stone City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channey Crossing, with the one closest to Channey Crossing listed first.
    • Snook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Tunis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Clay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Cooks Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channey Crossing, with the one closest to Channey Crossing listed first.
    • Iola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedias
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Roans Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Apolonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Richards
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoneham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channey Crossing, with the one closest to Channey Crossing listed first.
    • Normangee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wealthy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Flynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channey Crossing, with the one closest to Channey Crossing listed first.
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • North Zulch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • George
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • Madisonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • Dacus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channey Crossing, with the one closest to Channey Crossing listed first.
    • Benchley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Wheelock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mumford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hearne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • New Baden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channey Crossing, with the one closest to Channey Crossing listed first.
    • Wesley Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channey Crossing, with the one closest to Channey Crossing listed first.
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Channey Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Channey Crossing.

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 Channey Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Enon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tryson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fridel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holuber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kurten Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Wixon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<3>

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

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

  • Keith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keith is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Iola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvey is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Kurten
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • College Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
  • Zulch ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • Bedias
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tabor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Wellborn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Roans Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Millican
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Benchley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Wheelock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Channey Crossing ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Channey Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Channey Crossing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Channey Crossing.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Channey Crossing:

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 Channey Crossing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Channey Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.