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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 Clairemont (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 Clairemont. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Clairemont is located in Kent 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 Kent County: Crosby, Dickens, Fisher, Garza, King, Scurry & Stonewall.

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

  • Kent County     (The home county of Clairemont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairemont, with the one closest to Clairemont listed first.
    • Jayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
      • Jayton is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <2>
    • Girard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <2>
  • Dickens County
    • Spur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
      • Spur is located in Dickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <2>
  • Fisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairemont, with the one closest to Clairemont listed first.
    • Rotan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobbs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
      • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
  • Garza County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairemont, with the one closest to Clairemont listed first.
    • Verbena ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Garza County
    • Justiceburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Scurry County
    • Fluvanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
      • Fluvanna is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluvanna <2>
  • Stonewall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairemont, with the one closest to Clairemont listed first.
    • Double Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
      • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
    • Aspermont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
      • Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Clairemont ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clairemont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clairemont, 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 Clairemont.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Clairemont:

Cemeteries Near Clairemont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clairemont.

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 Clairemont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Clairemont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clairemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clairemont Cemetery
  • Jayton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jayton Cemetery
  • Riverdale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverdale Cemetery
  • Red Mud Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Mud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Mud Cemetery
  • Spur Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spur Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spur Memorial Cemetery
  • Polar Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polar Cemetery
  • Oriana Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oriana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oriana Cemetery
  • Steele Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Hill Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Flat Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Grady Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grady Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Bookout Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Justiceburg Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dowell Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rotan Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Clairemont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clairemont.

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

  • Jayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
    • Jayton is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <2>
  • Double Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
    • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
  • Hobbs
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
    • Hobbs is located in Fisher County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Clairemont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clairemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1663, Longitude: -100.7533    
<4>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.
<5>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 Clairemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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