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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 Coronados Camp (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 Coronados Camp. 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 Coronados Camp ...

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.

While the name of this community is Coronados Camp, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Coronados Camp may originally have been Coronado's Camp.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Coronados Camp might be written as Coronado Camp.

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 northeast 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 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.

Coronados Camp is located in Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County: Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Parker, Stephens & Young.

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

  • Palo Pinto County     (The home county of Coronados Camp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coronados Camp, with the one closest to Coronados Camp listed first.
    • Graford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mineral Wells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Palo Pinto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolters Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Salesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Brazos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Santo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gordon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mingus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Strawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Erath County
  • Hood County
    • Lipan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coronados Camp, with the one closest to Coronados Camp listed first.
    • Perrin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Bob Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Bryson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wizard Wells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Jermyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coronados Camp, with the one closest to Coronados Camp listed first.
    • Cool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Whitt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Millsap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Authon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Adell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Lemley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Peaster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Brock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brock is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Poolville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dennis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Weatherford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Agnes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Stephens County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coronados Camp, with the one closest to Coronados Camp listed first.
    • Boonsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Runaway Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coronados Camp, with the one closest to Coronados Camp listed first.
    • Bunger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bunger is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Coronados Camp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coronados Camp.

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 Coronados Camp - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Locke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hittson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Staggs Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Willow Pond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lu Queen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Old Millsap Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballew Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Palo Pinto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Salesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Oran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
  • Brazos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • Millsap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Garner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Garner is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Whitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Authon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
  • Santo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Adell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Adell is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
  • Brock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brock is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lemley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Peaster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Joplin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Joplin is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin

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

Newspapers Published in Coronados Camp ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coronados Camp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coronados Camp, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coronados Camp.

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 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 Coronados Camp:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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 Coronados Camp, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coronados Camp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.