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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 Cumby (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 Cumby. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Cumby is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.

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

  • Hopkins County     (The home county of Cumby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumby, with the one closest to Cumby listed first.
    • Palestine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Ridgeway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Brashear
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Miller Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Divide
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Rockdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Peerless
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Bonanza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tazewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Posey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Birthright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumby, with the one closest to Cumby listed first.
    • Josephine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Royse City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumby, with the one closest to Cumby listed first.
    • Needmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Klondike
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Cooper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecan Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Enloe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Franklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Charleston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Lake Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumby, with the one closest to Cumby listed first.
    • Ladonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Dial
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Silver City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Bailey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gober
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hail
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Leonard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumby, with the one closest to Cumby listed first.
    • Campbell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Commerce
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Neylandville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Dixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Lone Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sulphur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Jardin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Yowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Fairlie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Jacobia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • Aberfoyle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Kaufman County
    • Ables Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumby, with the one closest to Cumby listed first.
    • Gadston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Howland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Roxton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Broadway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumby, with the one closest to Cumby listed first.
    • Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • East Tawakoni
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Hooker Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • Emory
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Flats
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
  • Van Zandt County
    • Edgewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cumby, with the one closest to Cumby listed first.
    • Yantis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Alba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke

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

Cemeteries Near Cumby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumby.

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

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

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

  • Sunny Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Twin Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brigham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Donelton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rosemound Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Proctor 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.<4>

While we didn't find Cumby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumby.

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

  • Ridgeway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Campbell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Miller Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Commerce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Divide
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Divide is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Neylandville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Dixon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Lone Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peerless
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Tazewell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Sulphur Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Needmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Needmore is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Sulphur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jardin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cumby ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumby.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cumby. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cumby and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cumby.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> of Cumby.

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 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 Cumby:

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>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- Cumby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cumby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.