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 Clear Springs (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 Clear Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Clear Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clear Springs: Clear Spgs. (or less commonly used: Clear Spngs. or Clear Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clear Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clear Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Clear Springs is located in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Clear Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Springs:
- Nacogdoches County (The home county of Clear Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Chireno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Attoyac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
- Etoile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nacogdoches
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Appleby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Redfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Whispering Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Fitze
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Alazan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Garrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Ewing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Thomas Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Ora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Alco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Platt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Dunagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Oak Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Rocky Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Moffitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- River Crest Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Boynton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boynton is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Jasper County
- Harveytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harveytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Sabine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Bronson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rosevine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pineland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Augustine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Denning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Broaddus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- San Augustine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zana ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Rebecca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Powell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Choice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Short
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Africa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timpson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clear Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Clear Springs.
Cemeteries Near Clear Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Springs.
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 Clear Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clear Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woolam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jacob Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McClure Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Clear Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clear Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Chireno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Woden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Macune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Macune is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
- Ironosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
- Zana ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- San Augustine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nacogdoches
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lufkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clear Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clear Springs.
Newspapers Published in Clear Springs ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clear Springs, 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 Clear Springs.
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 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 Clear Springs:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nacogdoches County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Jasper County
- Sabine County
- San Augustine County
- Shelby 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 Clear Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clear Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |