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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 Coit (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 Coit. 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 doctors and 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.

Coit is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

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

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Coit)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coit, with the one closest to Coit listed first.
    • Kosse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Thornton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ben Hur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Groesbeck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Frosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Lost Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Prairie Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fallon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Personville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Watt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Farrar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coit, with the one closest to Coit listed first.
    • Stranger
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Otto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McClanahan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Reagan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Highbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Satin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wilderville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Golinda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Lott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • North Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coit, with the one closest to Coit listed first.
    • Donie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Gin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Freestone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Teague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
    • Wortham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill County
    • Mount Calm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coit, with the one closest to Coit listed first.
    • Marquez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Newby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coit, with the one closest to Coit listed first.
    • Mart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Riesel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Battle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Hallsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Elk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Downsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Axtell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosenthal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Robinson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • East Waco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • Bellmead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coit, with the one closest to Coit listed first.
    • Baileyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Jones Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coit, with the one closest to Coit listed first.
    • Bremond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bald Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Seale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Hammond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Owensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Calvert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Baden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot

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

Cemeteries Near Coit ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coit.

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

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

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

  • Gunter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Erskine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tidwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stranger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eutaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sowders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kosse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Stranger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
  • Kosse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
  • Thornton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • McClanahan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • McClanahan is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
  • Groesbeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reagan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Headsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Headsville is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
  • Horn Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
  • Marlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kirk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Bremond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Petteway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Petteway is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteway
    • Oletha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Oletha is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha

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

Newspapers Published in Coit ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coit.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coit, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coit.

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 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 Coit:

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 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.
<3>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 Coit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Coit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.