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 Cushing (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 Cushing. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cushing is located in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Cushing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cushing:
- Nacogdoches County (The home county of Cushing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Sacul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dextra
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Nat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Trawick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Douglass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Alazan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Fitze
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Nacogdoches
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Pollok
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Durant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Redtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- River Crest Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Clawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Davisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Redland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Moffitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Platt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Reklaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ponta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rusk
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Turney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Blackjack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Dialville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Dotson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Long Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buncome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Oak Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Laneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Minden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Big Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Brachfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Price
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Timpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Wright City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Sinclair City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cushing, see our County-by-County Page for Cushing.
Cemeteries Near Cushing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cushing.
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 Cushing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cushing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kipp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sacul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul Cemetery
- The Sacul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hughes King Williamson Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hall Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dansby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Cushing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cushing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cushing, with the one closest to Cushing listed first.
- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Linn Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Glenfawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Douglass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Minden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cushing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cushing.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cushing ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cushing.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cushing. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cushing and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cushing.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Cushing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cushing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nacogdoches County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Shelby County
- Smith 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> | 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 Cushing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cushing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |