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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 Cresson (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 Cresson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Cresson is primarily located in Hood County. A portion of Cresson extends into Johnson County and Parker 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 Hood County: Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker & Somervell.

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

  • Hood County     (The home county of Cresson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
    • Acton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • DeCordova
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Brazos Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Fort Spunky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Tolar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Paluxy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lipan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
    • Eulogy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Kimball
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Ellis County
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
    • Bluff Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalk Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
  • Hill County
    • Blum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
    • Godley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Joshua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bono
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Crowley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Burleson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cross Timber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Briaroaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cleburne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Egan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Keene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Coyote Flats
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Rio Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvarado
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • Brazos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
    • Annetta South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Aledo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Annetta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Hudson Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Willow Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dennis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Weatherford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dicey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Brock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brock is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Lemley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Azle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
    • Nemo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Glen Rose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Glass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
    • Saint Francis Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Primrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Benbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wedgewood East
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • Edgecliff Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • White Settlement
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Westover Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Westworth Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Everman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • River Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cresson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cresson.

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

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

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

  • Cresson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Acton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Day - Radcliff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Goforth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Godley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Granbury Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Flat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Cottonwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keyes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • McConnel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Blackwell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 in 1895, Cresson had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cresson had a population of 1,665 people.

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

  • Chapin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapin is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Acton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Godley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Granbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorp Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
  • Aledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Annetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Annetta is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Fort Spunky
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • Primrose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Benbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Georges Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
  • Bono
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Earls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Earls is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Joshua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Buckner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Buckner is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner

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

Newspapers Published in Cresson ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cresson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cresson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cresson.

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 Cresson:

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 Cresson, 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- Cresson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.