Our Genealogy Helper
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 County Line (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 County Line. 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 County Line ...
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 occur.
Another variation: Countyline.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named County Line. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for County Line.
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.
County Line is located in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near County Line. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to County Line:
- Nacogdoches County (The home county of County Line)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Douglass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Dextra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Looneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Sacul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cushing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Alazan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Redfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Nacogdoches
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Fitze
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Herring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Mound City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Alderbranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Pollok
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Redtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Durant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Clawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Davisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Redland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- River Crest Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Keltys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Moffitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reklaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ponta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Weeping Mary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gallatin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Turney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- New Summerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Harrison Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Belott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Fog Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Kennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panola County
- Dotson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- New Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Laneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Mount Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Minden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Price
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brachfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to County Line, see our County-by-County Page for County Line.
Cemeteries Near County Line ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of County Line.
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 County Line - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for County Line covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Blackjack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cummings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berryman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Selman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Old Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul Cemetery
- The Sacul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hughes King Williamson Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find County Line in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of County Line.
These communities are listed based on their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Douglass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Looneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Linn Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Rusk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Glenfawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- New Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lone Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Nacogdoches
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around County Line. See our List of 1890's Communities around County Line.
Newspapers Published in County Line ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around County Line.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of County Line, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for County Line.
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 websites either 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 County Line:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nacogdoches County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 County Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- County Line) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |