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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 Cut (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 Cut. 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.

Cut is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Cut)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut, with the one closest to Cut listed first.
    • Crockett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lovelady
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cooper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Porter Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Austonio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Holly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Latexo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
    • Belott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Grapeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut, with the one closest to Cut listed first.
    • Mound City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Salmon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Elkhart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Slocum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut, with the one closest to Cut listed first.
    • Centerview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Middleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Russell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Leona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut, with the one closest to Cut listed first.
    • Pennington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Friday
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
    • Glendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Mill Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Trinity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Groveton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Chita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Centralia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Carlisle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cut, with the one closest to Cut listed first.
    • Kittrell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Cut ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cut.

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

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

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

  • Rockland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hagan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bynum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Box Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood Cemetery South Sector
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mayes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cal Wooten Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...

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.<2>

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

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

  • Lovelady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crockett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Porter Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Holly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Ash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ash is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Pennington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Belott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Saron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Saron is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
  • San Pedro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • San Pedro is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
  • Grapeland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Midway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Trinity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Guys Store
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Guys Store is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
    • Middleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton

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

Newspapers Published in Cut ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cut.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cut, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cut.

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 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 Cut:

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>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 Cut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Cut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.