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 Chapin (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 Chapin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Chapin is located in Hood 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 Hood County: Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker & Somervell.
Below are the counties that are near Chapin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chapin:
- Hood County (The home county of Chapin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Cresson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brazos Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Bend is also located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- DeCordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- DeCordova is also located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Granbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Trail Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Trail Shores is also located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
- Pecan Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pecan Plantation is also located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Fort Spunky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Spunky is also located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Tolar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is also located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Lipan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paluxy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bosque County
- Eulogy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Erath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Bluff Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
- Morgan Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Godley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Crowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burleson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Timber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Briaroaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cleburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Keene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coyote Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Rio Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palo Pinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Brazos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
- Mineral Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolters Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Annetta South
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Annetta South is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Aledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Annetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
- Annetta North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Annetta North is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Hudson Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weatherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dicey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Brock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lemley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemley is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
- Millsap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somervell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Rainbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nemo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glen Rose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glass is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Saint Francis Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Benbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood East
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
- White Settlement
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westover Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Edgecliff Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Westworth Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
- Westworth Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lakeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
- Everman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Worth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chapin, see our County-by-County Page for Chapin.
Cemeteries Near Chapin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapin.
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 Chapin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chapin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Long Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cresson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Day - Radcliff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goforth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elm Flat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorp Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chapin had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chapin, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Cresson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thorp Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorp Spring is also located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
- Granbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Godley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Annetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
- Buckner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buckner is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Earls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Earls is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Fort Spunky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Spunky is also located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Primrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Benbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Georges Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Weatherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chapin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chapin.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Chapin ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapin.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Chapin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Chapin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Chapin.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Chapin.
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 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 Chapin:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bosque County
- Erath County
- Johnson County
- Palo Pinto County
- Parker County
- Somervell County
- Tarrant 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 Chapin, 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 from Point A (ie- Chapin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |