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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 Cundiff (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 Cundiff. 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 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.

Cundiff is located in Jack 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 Jack County: Archer, Clay, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise & Young.

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

  • Jack County     (The home county of Cundiff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cundiff, with the one closest to Cundiff listed first.
    • Wizard Wells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Jacksboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Postoak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Westbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Gibtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Perrin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bob Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Jermyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Antelope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Bryson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Archer County
    • Windthorst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cundiff, with the one closest to Cundiff listed first.
    • Newport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Newport is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Shannon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Joy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Joy is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Bellevue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bluegrove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cundiff, with the one closest to Cundiff listed first.
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Bowie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Salona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • New Harp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • Montague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dye
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cundiff, with the one closest to Cundiff listed first.
    • Salesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Graford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cundiff, with the one closest to Cundiff listed first.
    • Whitt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Poolville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Agnes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Goshen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Adell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Springtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cundiff, with the one closest to Cundiff listed first.
    • Chico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Park Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Runaway Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Boonsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Paradise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Decatur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Herman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Boyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Young County

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

Cemeteries Near Cundiff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cundiff.

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

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

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

  • Howard Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crafton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burton Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wizard Wells Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Jacksboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5700 <2>
    • Kilby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Crafton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crafton is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
  • Vineyard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Jacksboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Postoak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Willow Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Willow Point is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
  • Joplin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Bridgeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alvord
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Boonsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bowie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Paradise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona

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

Newspapers Published in Cundiff ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cundiff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cundiff, 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 Cundiff.

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 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 Cundiff:

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 Cundiff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cundiff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.