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 Currie (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 Currie. 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.
Currie is located in Navarro 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 Navarro County: Anderson, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hill & Limestone.
Below are the counties that are near Currie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Currie:
- Navarro County (The home county of Currie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Pursley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Angus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mustang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Navarro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Purdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Retreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mildred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Mildred is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Navarro Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
- Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
- Greens Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Yard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Cayuga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayuga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Anderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Ellis County
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
- Wortham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <3>
- Streetman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kirvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Winkler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Teague
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Teague is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <3>
- Freestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Dew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Turlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Lanely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
- Trinidad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
- Hubbard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Hubbard is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <3>
- Irene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Irene is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <3>
- Malone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Malone is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <3>
- Mount Calm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
- Mount Calm is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <3>
- Penelope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mertens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
- Tehuacana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coolidge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Coolidge is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <3>
- Fallon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Delia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Frosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Groesbeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prairie Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <3>
- Lost Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Personville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Watt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Farrar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Currie, see our County-by-County Page for Currie.
Cemeteries Near Currie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Currie.
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 Currie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
- Carroll Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Red Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Bottom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Webb - Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb - Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb - Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Streetman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2811 <5>
- Boardtree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boardtree Cemetery
- The Boardtree Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union High Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Birdston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birdston Cemetery
- The Birdston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Streetman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420 <5>
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Grape Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grape Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grape Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lindley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spillers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Currie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Currie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Currie, with the one closest to Currie listed first.
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Wortham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <3>
- Pursley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Angus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Rodney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Navarro County
- Tehuacana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Purdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mexia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Gin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Winkler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Drane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
- Drane is located in Navarro County
- Corsicana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Currie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Currie.
Newspapers Published in Currie ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Currie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Currie, 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 Currie.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Currie:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Navarro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Ellis County
- Freestone County
- Henderson County
- Hill County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Currie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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- Currie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Currie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8638, Longitude: -96.4436 In this case, the coordinates for Currie 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 Currie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |