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 Crandall (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 Crandall. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crandall is located in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County: Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Rockwall & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Crandall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crandall:
- Kaufman County (The home county of Crandall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Talty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Lone Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Post Oak Bend City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Kaufman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scurry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Rosser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Terrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Sachse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Royse City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lavon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Murphy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Plano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Combine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Seagoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Kleberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Balch Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mesquite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hutchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Walnut Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Crisp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Telico
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Telico is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Pecan Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Ennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Ike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Oak Leaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Seven Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gun Barrel City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Union Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Quinlan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Hendrix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Boles Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Chatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tupelo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tupelo is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- McLendon - Chisholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Blackland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mobile City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Wills Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crandall, see our County-by-County Page for Crandall.
Cemeteries Near Crandall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crandall.
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 Crandall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crandall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Crandall Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blackland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grange Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Sand Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kaufman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaufman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kaufman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188945 <2>
- Lumley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crandall had a population of 251 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Crandall had a population of 4,268 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
- Seagoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scurry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kaufman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kleberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Rylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rylie is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
- Terrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ferris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Wilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Heath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hutchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crandall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crandall.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Crandall ...
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 237 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crandall.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Crandall. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Crandall and those printed in the larger area surrounding Crandall.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Crandall.
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 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 Crandall:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Kaufman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Ellis County
- Henderson County
- Hunt County
- Navarro County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt 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 Crandall, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crandall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |