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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 Crockett (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 Crockett. 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 Crockett ...

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.

Another variation: Crocket.

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 southeast 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 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.

Crockett is located in Houston County and is the County Seat.

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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Crockett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Latexo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Cooper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Porter Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Belott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
      • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Grapeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Refuge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Lovelady
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
      • Lovelady is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <1>
    • Harrison Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Holly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Austonio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Kennard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <1>
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Salmon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Mound City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Slocum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Elkhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Alderbranch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Crystal Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Deanwright
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
    • Kossuth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kossuth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
    • Long Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Tucker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County
    • Jarvis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Weeping Mary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Freestone County
    • Oakwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <1>
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Centerview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Russell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Middleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
  • Madison County
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crockett, with the one closest to Crockett listed first.
    • Pennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <1>
    • Friday
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Glendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Centralia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <1>
    • Mill Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Groveton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Apple Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Springs
      • Apple Springs is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Springs <1>
    • Helmic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
    • Chita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
  • Walker County
    • Kittrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Crockett ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crockett.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Crockett. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Crockett and those printed in the larger area surrounding Crockett.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Crockett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Crockett:

Cemeteries Near Crockett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crockett.

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 Crockett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Glenwood Cemetery North Sector
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery North Sector have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery North Sector
  • Glenwood Cemetery South Sector
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery South Sector have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery South Sector
  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Mount Cemetery
  • Hunley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunley Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Box Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Cemetery
  • Hagan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagan Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Latexo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Latexo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Latexo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latexo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4760 <4>
  • Wall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Box Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Cemetery
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crockett had a population of 1,445 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Crockett had a population of 6,350 people.

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

  • Porter Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
  • Belott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Belott is located in Houston County
  • San Pedro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
    • San Pedro is located in Houston County
  • Grapeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lovelady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
    • Lovelady is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <1>
  • Holly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Houston County
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
  • Pennington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <1>
  • Ash
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ash is located in Houston County
  • Augusta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Augusta is located in Houston County
  • Tadmor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
  • Ratcliff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
    • Ratcliff is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratcliff <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Weches
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
      • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Guys Store
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
      • Guys Store is located in Leon County
    • Elkhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

The official website for Crockett: www.cityofcrockett.org/

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

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 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.
<3>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- Crockett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crockett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3176, Longitude: -95.4564       In this case, the coordinates for Crockett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Crockett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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