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 Cunningham (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 Cunningham. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Cunningham is located in Lamar County.
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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Cunningham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cunningham:
- Lamar County (The home county of Cunningham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cunningham, with the one closest to Cunningham listed first.
- Taylor Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Deport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Pattonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Biardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Glory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Gadston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Sylvan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Atlas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Howland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cunningham, with the one closest to Cunningham listed first.
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Lake Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Enloe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enloe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
- Enloe is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enloe <1>
- Cooper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ben Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
- Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <1>
- Klondike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Pecan Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jot-Em-Down
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jot-Em-Down. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Fannin County
- Dial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cunningham, with the one closest to Cunningham listed first.
- Hagansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Purley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cunningham, with the one closest to Cunningham listed first.
- Sulphur Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
- Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <1>
- Nelta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Tira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Dike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Posey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Peerless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Sulphur Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Yowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cunningham, with the one closest to Cunningham listed first.
- Bogata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
- Sherry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Cuthand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Bagwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boxelder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Addielou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Annona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cunningham, with the one closest to Cunningham listed first.
- Talco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <1>
- Miller's Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cunningham, see our County-by-County Page for Cunningham.
Cemeteries Near Cunningham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cunningham.
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 Cunningham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cunningham, with the one closest to Cunningham listed first.
- Restland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kensing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensing Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kensing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Minter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McCrory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCrory Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCrory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cooper - Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper - Woods Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper - Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west of Cooper.
- The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Delta Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <5>
- Colliers Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colliers Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colliers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hagansport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagansport Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagansport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Cunningham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cunningham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cunningham, with the one closest to Cunningham listed first.
- Halesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Minter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Minter is located in Lamar County
- Sulphur Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
- Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <1>
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Lamar County
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Lamar County
- Deport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Bogata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Pattonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nelta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Rosalie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fulbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulbright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
- Fulbright is located in Red River County
- Biardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cunningham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cunningham.
Newspapers Published in Cunningham ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cunningham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cunningham, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cunningham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cunningham:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cunningham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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- Cunningham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cunningham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4265, Longitude: -95.3575 In this case, the coordinates for Cunningham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Cunningham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |