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 Cheneyboro (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 Cheneyboro. 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 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 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.
Cheneyboro 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 Cheneyboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cheneyboro:
- Navarro County (The home county of Cheneyboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Navarro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Mildred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mildred is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Angus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mustang
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Elm Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
- Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Oak Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Corsicana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pursley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Cayuga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greens Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Yard ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blackfoot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Massey Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Tennessee Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Bardwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Telico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Telico is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Streetman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winkler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Kirvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wortham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Gin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Teague
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Turlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Dew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Freestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Lanely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Trinidad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Star Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Malakoff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caney City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Enchanted Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Seven Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Log Cabin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Payne Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Gun Barrel City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Hubbard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Irene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Styx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Tolosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Tehuacana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coolidge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fallon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Personville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Delia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Frosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cheneyboro, see our County-by-County Page for Cheneyboro.
Cemeteries Near Cheneyboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheneyboro.
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 Cheneyboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cheneyboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grape Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birdston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Handcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handcock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Handcock Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Eureka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4044 <2>
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sweatman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elm Flat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Cheneyboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cheneyboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cheneyboro, with the one closest to Cheneyboro listed first.
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Angus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Winkler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Pursley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Corsicana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Wortham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
- Kerens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Purdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bazette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Young
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cheneyboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cheneyboro.
Newspapers Published in Cheneyboro ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheneyboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheneyboro, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheneyboro.
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 helpful 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 Cheneyboro:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Navarro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Ellis County
- Freestone County
- Henderson County
- Hill County
- Kaufman County
- Limestone 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cheneyboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cheneyboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |