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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 Cordele (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 Cordele. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Cordele is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Calhoun, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria & Wharton.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Cordele)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordele, with the one closest to Cordele listed first.
    • Morales
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Ganado
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
    • Matilda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Jackson County
    • Lolita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
      • Lolita is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <1>
    • Vanderbilt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderbilt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
      • Vanderbilt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <1>
    • La Ward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
      • La Ward is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <1>
    • La Salle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • La Salle is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <1>
    • Francitas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francitas
      • Francitas is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francitas <1>
    • Weedhaven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
      • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordele, with the one closest to Cordele listed first.
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Nada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Garwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
      • Garwood is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garwood <1>
    • Rock Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Boedecker Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boedecker Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
    • Eldridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
  • DeWitt County
    • Terryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordele, with the one closest to Cordele listed first.
    • Speaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ezzell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Sublime
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
      • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <1>
    • Hallettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet Home
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <1>
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordele, with the one closest to Cordele listed first.
    • Midfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
      • Midfield is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <1>
    • Blessing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blessing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
      • Blessing is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blessing <1>
  • Victoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordele, with the one closest to Cordele listed first.
    • Inez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
      • Inez is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <1>
    • Telferner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cordele, with the one closest to Cordele listed first.
    • Louise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hillje
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
    • Hahn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • El Campo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
      • El Campo is located in Wharton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <1>
    • Danevang
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danevang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danevang
      • Danevang is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danevang <1>
    • Pierce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>
    • Egypt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
    • Glen Flora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cordele ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cordele.

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

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

  • Strane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flourney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flourney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flourney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hines Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burnettville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnettville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnettville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chase Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Kerr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Laughter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Manly Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Cordele in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cordele.

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

  • Morales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Morales is located in Jackson County
  • Navidad
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navidad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
    • Navidad is located in Jackson County
  • Ganado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
  • El Toro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Toro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro
    • El Toro is located in Jackson County
  • Louise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Inez
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <1>
  • Vienna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Lavaca County
  • Ezzell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
  • Hope
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
  • Sublime
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
    • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <1>
  • Williamsburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
  • Terryville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
  • Hallettsville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cordele ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cordele.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cordele, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cordele.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Cordele:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cordele. 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>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 Cordele, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cordele) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cordele. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1350, Longitude: -96.6300       In this case, the coordinates for Cordele have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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