Our Genealogy Helper
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 Cuney (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 Cuney. 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 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.
Cuney is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Cuney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cuney:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Cuney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuney, with the one closest to Cuney listed first.
- Cherokee Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Reese
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Bullard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Gould
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Turney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Dialville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- New Summerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maydelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuney, with the one closest to Cuney listed first.
- Frankston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Todd City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Pert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Fosterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Neches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Elmtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Elmwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Wells Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Herring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Bois d'Arc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuney, with the one closest to Cuney listed first.
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Poynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moore Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- LaRue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leagueville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Brownsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Murchison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuney, with the one closest to Cuney listed first.
- Big Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- New Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Price
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Overton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuney, with the one closest to Cuney listed first.
- Teaselville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Dogwood City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lee Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Gresham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Noonday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- New Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Arp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Van Zandt County
- Edom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cuney, see our County-by-County Page for Cuney.
Cemeteries Near Cuney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuney.
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 Cuney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cuney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cuney, with the one closest to Cuney listed first.
- Dobson Family Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Renfro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Running Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Frankston.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sand Flat Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981833 <3>
- Wofford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Killough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Larissa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mount Selman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <3>
- Frankston City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Cuney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cuney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cuney, with the one closest to Cuney listed first.
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Bullard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Fosterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Neches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- New York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wells Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Troup
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler
(19 miles [30.6 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 Cuney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cuney.
Newspapers Published in Cuney ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cuney, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cuney.
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 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 Cuney:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Henderson County
- Rusk County
- Smith County
- Van Zandt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cuney) 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 Cuney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |