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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 Clarktown (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 Clarktown. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Clarktown is located in Sabine 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 Sabine County: Sabine (LA), Jasper, Newton, San Augustine & Shelby.

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

  • Sabine County     (The home county of Clarktown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarktown, with the one closest to Clarktown listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Mason
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Hemphill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Milam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bronson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosevine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Angelina County
    • Parker Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarktown, with the one closest to Clarktown listed first.
    • Browndell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Sam Rayburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harveytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Beech Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarktown, with the one closest to Clarktown listed first.
    • South Toledo Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Toledo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Wiergate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Burkeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shanklerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Newton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bon Wier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hughes is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarktown, with the one closest to Clarktown listed first.
    • Powell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Rebecca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • White City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Maxey Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarktown, with the one closest to Clarktown listed first.
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Toro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Negreet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Florien
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <1>
  • Vernon Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarktown, with the one closest to Clarktown listed first.
    • Evans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornbeck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Anacoco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Savage Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Elmwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Fertitta Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • New Llano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Westwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Leesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pickering
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering

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

Cemeteries Near Clarktown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarktown.

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 Clarktown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clark - Dickey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkerson Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson Bowie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deas - Mason - Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McCord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Conner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Mattox Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Clarktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarktown.

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

  • Fairmount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Toledo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Hemphill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Farrsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Farrsville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
  • Burkeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Toro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Milam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jasper
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Geneva
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Caney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Caney is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Negreet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Anacoco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Clarktown ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarktown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarktown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarktown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Clarktown:

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 Clarktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clarktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.