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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 Chireno (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 Chireno. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.

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

  • Nacogdoches County     (The home county of Chireno)
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chireno, with the one closest to Chireno listed first.
    • Ewing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ewing
      • From Chireno to Ewing
    • Thomas Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
      • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
    • Ora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ora
      • From Chireno to Ora
    • Alco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Angelina County
    • Platt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
      • Platt is located in Angelina County
    • Dunagan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
      • Dunagan is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunagan
      • From Chireno to Dunagan
    • Boynton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boynton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boynton
      • From Chireno to Boynton
    • Oak Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
      • Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
    • Rocky Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Moffitt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moffitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
      • Moffitt is located in Angelina County
    • River Crest Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Huntington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Angelina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <1>
    • Herty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chireno, with the one closest to Chireno listed first.
    • Rosevine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bronson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Bronson is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <1>
    • Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pineland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Milam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
      • Milam is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <1>
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chireno, with the one closest to Chireno listed first.
    • Denning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Maxey Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
    • San Augustine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Broaddus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
      • Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <1>
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zana
      • From Chireno to Zana
    • Rebecca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • White City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
    • Powell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chireno, with the one closest to Chireno listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Choice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Short
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Short
      • From Chireno to Short
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Africa
      • From Chireno to Africa
    • Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelbyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <1>
    • Timpson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
      • Timpson is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <1>
    • Campti
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Chireno ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chireno.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Knot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Knot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Knot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woolam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maryland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maryland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maryland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (278 more) ...
    • Jacob Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Chireno had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Chireno had a population of 378 people.

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

  • Denning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Melrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Etoile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ironosa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
    • Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
  • Woden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Swift
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swift
    • From Chireno to Swift
  • Macune
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
    • Macune is located in San Augustine County
  • San Augustine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Angelina County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ora
    • From Chireno to Ora
  • Zana ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Zana is located in San Augustine County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Zana
    • From Chireno to Zana
  • Short
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Short
    • From Chireno to Short
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Chireno ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chireno.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chireno, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chireno.

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 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 Chireno:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chireno. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Chireno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chireno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chireno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4988, Longitude: -94.3520    









 

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