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 Circle (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 Circle. 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.
Circle is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Circle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Circle:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Circle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- Reklaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Ponta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gallatin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Dialville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Weeping Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Maydelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- Herring
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Alderbranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Mound City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Neches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Todd City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Slocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Crystal Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- Pollok
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Redtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Durant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Harrison Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Refuge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- Dextra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Looneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Trawick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Alazan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Redfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Nacogdoches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fitze
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Laneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Big Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Mount Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Joinerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Selman City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brachfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- Sinclair City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Omen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Circle, see our County-by-County Page for Circle.
Cemeteries Near Circle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Circle.
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 Circle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Circle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- Cornelius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Looney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Holly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meredith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Sacul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul Cemetery
- The Sacul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hughes King Williamson Cemetery
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Circle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Circle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Circle, with the one closest to Circle listed first.
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Looneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Linn Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Laneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Mount Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Circle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Circle.
Newspapers Published in Circle ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Circle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Circle, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Circle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Circle:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Smith 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> | 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 Circle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |