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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 Chatfield (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 Chatfield. 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 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.

Chatfield is located in Navarro 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 Navarro County: Anderson, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hill & Limestone.

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

  • Navarro County     (The home county of Chatfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
    • Tupelo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bazette
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Powell is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Corsicana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Emhouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Elm Flat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Retreat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Kerens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mildred
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mildred is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Goodlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
    • Combine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ferris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seagoville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
    • Alma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Alma is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Telico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ennis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crisp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Garrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Bardwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Howard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Avalon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Freestone County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
    • Seven Points
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tool
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Tool is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <1>
    • Enchanted Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Gun Barrel City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Payne Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Trinidad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Caney City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Caney City is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Star Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Log Cabin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Eustace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Malakoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
    • Styx
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stubbs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tolosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Rosser
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Grays Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Kemp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Scurry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mabank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Becker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kaufman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Chatfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chatfield.

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 Chatfield - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Old Chatfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • New Chatfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Chatfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • New Chatfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Timothy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Conner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Guthrie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chatfield had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Chatfield ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chatfield, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chatfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chatfield:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chatfield) 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 Chatfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.