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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.

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 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.

County Line is located in Rains 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 Rains County: Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt & Wood.

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:

  • Rains 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.
    • Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Tawakoni
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Flats
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Hooker Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
    • Klondike
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Needmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Cooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
  • Franklin County
    • Winnsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
    • Miller Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bonanza
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Divide
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Palestine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Brashear
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cumby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tazewell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Rockdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Ridgeway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Sulphur Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Como
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
    • Black Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
    • Lone Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Tawakoni
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Campbell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Weiland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Boles Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Hawk Cove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Neylandville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Commerce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Quinlan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacobia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
    • Ables Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
    • Elmo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Poetry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
  • Smith County
    • Jamestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fruitvale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Grand Saline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wills Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
    • Gunter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Yantis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Alba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Golden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Quitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartwright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Mineola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stout
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Hainesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville

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.

  • Clifton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hill Pippin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Daugherty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deaton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Parks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coats Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bellah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.

  • Miller Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Divide
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Divide is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Emory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lone Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tazewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Yantis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Reilly Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
  • Ridgeway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Alba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Wieland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wieland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
    • Edgewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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 60 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 visit 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 County Line:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- County Line) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.