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 Cobb (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 Cobb. 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 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.
Cobb is located in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County: Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Rockwall & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Cobb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cobb:
- Kaufman County (The home county of Cobb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Elmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- College Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Ables Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Abner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Ola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ola is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Terrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poetry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Post Oak Bend City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Kaufman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Becker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Royse City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Josephine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lavon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Combine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Seagoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Sunnyvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mesquite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rowlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balch Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kleberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Ellis County
- Walnut Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Gun Barrel City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eustace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Payne Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Enchanted Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Tool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Miller Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Hawk Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Quinlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Tawakoni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Boles Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Union Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Weiland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Lone Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Caddo Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Hooker Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- McLendon - Chisholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Blackland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Fate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Wills Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Fruitvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tundra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Grand Saline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ben Wheeler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Alba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cobb, see our County-by-County Page for Cobb.
Cemeteries Near Cobb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cobb.
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 Cobb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cobb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- College Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the College Mound Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Terrell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188058 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Grovel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackjack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
- The Blackjack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Cemetery
- Blackjack MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1204395 <3>
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wills Point.
- The White Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wills Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7606 <3>
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ables Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Rader Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Cobb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cobb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Elmo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wills Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- McCoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCoy is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Terrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poetry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Myrtle Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Kaufman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chisholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cobb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cobb.
Newspapers Published in Cobb ...
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 Cobb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cobb, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cobb.
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 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 Cobb:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Kaufman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Ellis County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Rains County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cobb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cobb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |