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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 Clyde (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 Clyde. 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 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.

Clyde is located in Callahan 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 Callahan County: Brown, Coleman, Eastland, Jones, Shackelford, Stephens & Taylor.

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

  • Callahan County     (The home county of Clyde)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Eula
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
    • Baird
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Baird is located in Callahan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <1>
    • Denton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Callahan County
      • Denton has also been known as:
      • Denton Valley
    • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
      • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
    • Rowden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
    • Putnam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
    • Cross Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Goldsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <1>
    • Novice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Coleman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <1>
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
    • Cisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Phantom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
      • Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
    • Hawley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Hawley is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <1>
    • Stith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
      • Stith is located in Jones County
    • Lueders
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lueders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lueders
      • Lueders is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lueders <1>
    • Funston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
      • Funston is located in Jones County
  • Shackelford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Moran
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Shackelford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
    • Albany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Shackelford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
  • Stephens County
    • Eureka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Stephens County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
    • Hamby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
      • Hamby is located in Taylor County
    • Potosi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potosi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Potosi is located in Taylor County
    • Abilene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Impact
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Impact have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
      • Impact is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Buffalo Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
      • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Tuscola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <1>
    • Tye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
      • Tye is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <1>
    • Lawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ovalo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovalo
      • Ovalo is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovalo <1>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
    • Merkel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clyde ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clyde.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clyde. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clyde and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clyde.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Clyde.

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 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 Clyde:

Cemeteries Near Clyde ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clyde.

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

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

  • St. Joachim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joachim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joachim Cemetery
  • Eula Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eula Cemetery
  • Ross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
  • Seaton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaton Cemetery
  • Potosi Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potosi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potosi Cemetery
  • Hamby Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamby Cemetery
  • Belle Plain Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Plain Cemetery
  • Old Colony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Colony Cemetery
  • Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abilene State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Round Mound Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mound Cemetery
  • Iberis Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Hart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Tecumseh Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tecumseh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tecumseh Cemetery
    • Elmwood Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Memorial Park

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clyde had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clyde had a population of 3,881 people.

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

  • Baird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
    • Baird is located in Callahan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <1>
  • Elmdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Elmdale is located in Taylor County
  • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
    • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
  • Abilene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Putnam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Phantom Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phantom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill
    • Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
  • Buffalo Gap
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Cottonwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
  • Scranton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Eastland County
  • Albany
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Shackelford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
  • Cross Plains
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Guion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Novice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Coleman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <1>
    • Merkel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clyde) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clyde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4056, Longitude: -99.5040       In this case, the coordinates for Clyde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Clyde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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