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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 Clairette (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 Clairette. 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.

Clairette is located in Erath 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 Erath County: Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Hamilton, Hood, Palo Pinto & Somervell.

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

  • Erath County     (The home county of Clairette)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairette, with the one closest to Clairette listed first.
    • Iredell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <1>
    • Walnut Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <1>
    • Cranfills Gap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eulogy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Morgan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairette, with the one closest to Clairette listed first.
    • Wilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Clairette to Wilson
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ararat
      • From Clairette to Ararat
    • Proctor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Comyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gustine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <1>
    • Energy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • De Leon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Newburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Rucker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Comanche
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Eastland County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairette, with the one closest to Clairette listed first.
    • Hico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Agee
      • From Clairette to Agee
    • Lanham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lanham
      • From Clairette to Lanham
    • Hamilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Whiteway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <1>
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairette, with the one closest to Clairette listed first.
    • Paluxy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <1>
    • Hill City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Tolar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clairette, with the one closest to Clairette listed first.
    • Glass
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rainbow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Clairette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clairette.

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

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

  • Clairette Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Altman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnbow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnbow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duffau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duffau Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duffau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caudle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caudle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caudle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hico Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hico Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowman Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pecan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Honey Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hatchett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatchett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Heavenly Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heavenly Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heavenly Branch 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.<5>

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

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

  • Alexander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Duffau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Selden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Erath County
  • Carlton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harbin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilson
    • From Clairette to Wilson
  • Stephenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dublin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Iredell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <1>
  • Chalk Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy
    • Fairy is located in Hamilton County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hazeldell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazeldell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
      • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
    • Bunyan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamkin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Comanche County

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

Newspapers Published in Clairette ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clairette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clairette, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clairette.

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 Clairette:

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

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>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 Clairette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Clairette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clairette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0397, Longitude: -98.1195    









 

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