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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 Coughlin (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 Coughlin. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Coughlin is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Calcasieu (LA), Cameron (LA), Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson & Newton.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Coughlin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coughlin, with the one closest to Coughlin listed first.
    • Mauriceville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lemonville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lemonville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
    • Texla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Texla is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
    • Orangefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pinehurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • Terry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Terry is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Orange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Orange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vidor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <1>
    • Bridge City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pine Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coughlin, with the one closest to Coughlin listed first.
    • Loeb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Loeb is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
    • Rose Hill Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Silsbee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumberton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Kountze
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coughlin, with the one closest to Coughlin listed first.
    • Bunker Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Evadale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Call Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coughlin, with the one closest to Coughlin listed first.
    • Groves
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Groves is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
    • Port Neches
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Central Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
    • Higgins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Higgins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Nederland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaumont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Voth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Port Arthur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Amelia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Port Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bevil Oaks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Pine Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coughlin, with the one closest to Coughlin listed first.
    • Deweyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Call
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • Helme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coughlin, with the one closest to Coughlin listed first.
    • Starks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
    • Edgerly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Carlyss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Sulphur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Coughlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coughlin.

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

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

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

  • Linscomb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilkinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Parish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dorman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winfree Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kishi Colony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Granger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stephenson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Tulane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tulane is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
  • Terry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Terry is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Echo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Echo is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Orange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
  • Rosedale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Beaumont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Amelia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Edgerly
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Pine Island
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • La Belle
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • La Belle is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • Nona
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona

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

Newspapers Published in Coughlin ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coughlin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coughlin, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coughlin.

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 Coughlin:

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>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 Coughlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Coughlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.