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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 Coymack (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 Coymack. 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 southeast 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 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.

Coymack is located in Falls 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 Falls County: Bell, Limestone, McLennan, Milam & Robertson.

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

  • Falls County     (The home county of Coymack)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coymack, with the one closest to Coymack listed first.
    • Highbank
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Reagan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilderville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Marlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rosebud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • McClanahan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Stranger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Chilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Satin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coymack, with the one closest to Coymack listed first.
    • Ocker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Meeks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Cyclone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Edgeworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Oenaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Troy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rogers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heidenheimer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pendleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Temple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coymack, with the one closest to Coymack listed first.
    • Kosse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Thornton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Hur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Kirk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Groesbeck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coymack, with the one closest to Coymack listed first.
    • Riesel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rosenthal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Downsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Mart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Battle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Harrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Robinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruceville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eddy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lorena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Hallsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Hewitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coymack, with the one closest to Coymack listed first.
    • Baileyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Jones Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Maysfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Branchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Marlow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Buckholts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gause
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coymack, with the one closest to Coymack listed first.
    • Bremond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Calvert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Owensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Elliot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Franklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bald Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • New Baden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hearne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Seale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge

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

Cemeteries Near Coymack ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coymack.

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

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

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Bowman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Facieo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Waite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bowman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Powers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Caddo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Falls County Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Reagan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilderville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilderville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
  • Baileyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Travis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Travis is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis
  • Marlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hammond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Bremond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rosebud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stranger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
  • McClanahan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • McClanahan is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
  • Clarkson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clarkson is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie

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

Newspapers Published in Coymack ...

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 Coymack.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coymack, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coymack.

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 helpful 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 Coymack:

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