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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 Coonskin Crossing (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 Coonskin Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Coonskin Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Coonskin Crossing: Coonskin Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Coonskin Crossing is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Coonskin Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coonskin Crossing, with the one closest to Coonskin Crossing listed first.
    • Latexo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Refuge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Crockett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
      • Crockett is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <1>
    • Porter Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Cooper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Hickory Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Belott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
      • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Austonio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Harrison Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Weches
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weches. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
      • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Kennard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <1>
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coonskin Crossing, with the one closest to Coonskin Crossing listed first.
    • Salmon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Elkhart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Slocum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Cronin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cronin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Alderbranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alderbranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Long Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Tucker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County
    • Deanwright
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deanwright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
    • Crystal Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crystal Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Kossuth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
    • Jarvis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coonskin Crossing, with the one closest to Coonskin Crossing listed first.
    • Weeping Mary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Maydelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maydelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydelle
      • Maydelle is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maydelle <1>
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coonskin Crossing, with the one closest to Coonskin Crossing listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <1>
    • Red Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coonskin Crossing, with the one closest to Coonskin Crossing listed first.
    • Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Centerview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Middleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coonskin Crossing, with the one closest to Coonskin Crossing listed first.
    • Pennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <1>
    • Friday
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County

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

Cemeteries Near Coonskin Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coonskin Crossing.

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

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

  • Ferrell Women Graves
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrell Women Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrell Women Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCann Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayes Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Spring Cemetery
    • The Hayes Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haynes Spring Cemetery
    • Hays Spring Cemetery
  • Pennington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meriwether Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meriwether Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meriwether Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halls Field Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheridan Graves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Latexo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latexo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Latexo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Latexo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4760 <4>
    • Golden Gate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<5>

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

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

  • Grapeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crockett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
    • Crockett is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <1>
  • Porter Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
  • San Pedro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
    • San Pedro is located in Houston County
  • Elkhart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Belott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Belott is located in Houston County
  • Augusta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Augusta is located in Houston County
  • Cronin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cronin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Cronin is located in Anderson County
  • Russell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Leon County
  • Ash
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ash is located in Houston County
  • Alderbranch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alderbranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
  • Tucker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Long Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Oakwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <1>
    • Weches
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weches. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
      • Weches is located in Houston County

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

Newspapers Published in Coonskin Crossing ...

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 Coonskin Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coonskin Crossing, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coonskin Crossing.

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 helpful 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 Coonskin Crossing:

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Coonskin Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Coonskin Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coonskin Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4380, Longitude: -95.5611       In this case, the coordinates for Coonskin Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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