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 College Hill (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 College Hill. 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.
College Hill is located in Bowie 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 Bowie County: Little River (AR), Miller (AR), McCurtain (OK), Cass, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near College Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Hill:
- Bowie County (The home county of College Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby Springs is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Simms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boston is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Maud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maud is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Hooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Redbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redbank is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Redwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Victory City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Victory City is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Leary
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leary is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
- Bryans Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Douglassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Hughes Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Domino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
- Naples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boxelder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Annona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Cuthand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
- Cookville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
- Foreman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- McCurtain County (OK)
- Haworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Hill, see our County-by-County Page for College Hill.
Cemeteries Near College Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Hill.
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 College Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Barfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McWright Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shipp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shipp Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Boston.
- The Shipp Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCright Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297203 <3>
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 College Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Hill, with the one closest to College Hill listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby Springs is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Simms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Lydia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boston is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Bryans Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Corley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corley is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whaley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whaley is also located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Hill.
Newspapers Published in College Hill ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 College Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bowie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Little River County
- McCurtain 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Hill) 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 College Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |