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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Concord. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Concord to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Concord, please Contact Us.

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 Concord (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 Concord. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Concord is historic, it would have been located within present day Angelina 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 Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

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

  • Angelina County     (The home county of Concord)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Parker Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
    • Martin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Martin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Dolan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Dolan is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Nancy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Zavalla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Boynton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Ora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Manning is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Oak Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Huntington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ewing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ewing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Thomas Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
    • Alco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alco is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Harveytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Sam Rayburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Browndell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Beech Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Jasper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Etoile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chireno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Attoyac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Woden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Barnum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Barnes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
  • Sabine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Brookeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pineland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bronson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosevine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Hemphill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Powell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • White City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Broaddus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Maxey Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Rebecca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Denning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • San Augustine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Colmesneil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Town Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Doucette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Spurger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Concord ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Concord.

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

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

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

  • Hensarling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sinclair Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • McGilberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Boykin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Runnels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Speir Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Runnels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
      • The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Concord Community Cemetery
      • Concord MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2998 <3>
    • Rockwall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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.

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

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

  • Zana ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Zana is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • Rockland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockland is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Ora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ora is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Brookeland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Colmesneil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beech Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Jasper
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Macune
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Macune is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
  • Etoile
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Town Bluff
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • Chester
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Homer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chireno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Barnum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum

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

Newspapers Published in Concord ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Concord, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Concord.

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 Concord:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Concord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.