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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 Cranfills Gap (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 Cranfills Gap. 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 Cranfills Gap ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this city is Cranfills Gap, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cranfills Gap may originally have been Cranfill's Gap.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cranfills Gap might be written as Cranfill Gap.

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 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.

Cranfills Gap is located in Bosque County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bosque County: Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, McLennan & Somervell.

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

  • Bosque County     (The home county of Cranfills Gap)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranfills Gap, with the one closest to Cranfills Gap listed first.
    • Norse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norse
      • From Cranfills Gap to Norse
    • Clifton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
    • Iredell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <4>
    • Meridian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
    • Womack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <4>
    • Morgan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
    • Laguna Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kopperl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenock
      • From Cranfills Gap to Greenock
  • Comanche County
    • Wilson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Cranfills Gap to Wilson
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranfills Gap, with the one closest to Cranfills Gap listed first.
    • Jonesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Turnersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ireland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Levita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Purmela
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
      • Purmela is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <4>
    • Gatesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • South Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Fort Gates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • King
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Coryell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to King
      • From Cranfills Gap to King
    • Evant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
      • Evant is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <4>
    • Bee House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oglesby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
      • Oglesby is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <4>
  • Erath County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranfills Gap, with the one closest to Cranfills Gap listed first.
    • Lanham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lanham
      • From Cranfills Gap to Lanham
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Agee
      • From Cranfills Gap to Agee
    • Whiteway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Carlton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pottsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
  • McLennan County
    • Crawford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
  • Somervell County

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

Cemeteries Near Cranfills Gap ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranfills Gap.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Cranfills Gap Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranfills Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranfills Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox - Burton Graves
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox - Burton Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox - Burton Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cranfills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranfills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranfills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kidd Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kidd Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kidd Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Viertel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viertel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viertel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boggy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bullman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Norway Mill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Mill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kirkendall Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkendall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Turnersville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cranfills Gap had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cranfills Gap had a population of 277 people.

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

  • Lanham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lanham
    • From Cranfills Gap to Lanham
  • Norse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Norse is located in Bosque County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Norse
    • From Cranfills Gap to Norse
  • Fairy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy
    • Fairy is located in Hamilton County
  • Jonesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Turnersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iredell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <4>
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
  • Meridian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
  • Mosheim
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
    • Mosheim is located in Bosque County
  • Hamilton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Levita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coryell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coryell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
    • Womack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <4>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cranfills Gap ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranfills Gap.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cranfills Gap. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cranfills Gap and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cranfills Gap.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7> of Cranfills Gap.

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 Cranfills Gap:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cranfills Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cranfills Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cranfills Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cranfills Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7732, Longitude: -97.8266    









 

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