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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Crims Chapel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crims Chapel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crims Chapel, please Contact Us.
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 Crims Chapel (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 Crims Chapel. 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 Crims Chapel ...
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.
While the name of this community is Crims Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Crims Chapel may originally have been Crim's Chapel.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Crims Chapel might be written as Crim Chapel.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Crims Chapel is historic, it would have been located within present day Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Crims Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crims Chapel:
- Rusk County (The home county of Crims Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Jacobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Pirtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Joinerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sexton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Laird Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turnertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Selman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Henrys Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Troup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Blackjack
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Gould
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Mixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- New Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reklaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ponta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Elderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Liberty City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Teneryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hallsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Nesbitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Cushing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sacul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Long Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beckville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Delray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Buncome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Murvaul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murvaul is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
- Gary City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Wright City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Arp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sinclair City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Omen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Browning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- New Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Starrville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Union Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Wilkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Center Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- James
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crims Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Crims Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Crims Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crims Chapel.
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 Crims Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crims Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Crims Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Pirtle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oberthier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberthier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oberthier Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5710 <4>
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the west of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #612191 <4>
- Old City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wasson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Crims Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crims Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crims Chapel, with the one closest to Crims Chapel listed first.
- Pirtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pinehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Play
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Play is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Tatum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Long Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Omen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Laneville
(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 Crims Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crims Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Crims Chapel ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crims Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crims Chapel, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crims Chapel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Crims Chapel:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Smith County
- Upshur County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crims Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crims Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |