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 Danner (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 Danner. 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 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.
Danner is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Danner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danner:
- Fannin County (The home county of Danner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Ridings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridings is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
- Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Sowells Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
- Dodd City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bonham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Telephone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Sedalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Frognot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Westminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Bells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Whiterock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Ida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Tom Bean
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Denison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Red River City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Cannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Luella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Twin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Frontier Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Tribune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Wolfe City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aberfoyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Celeste
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairlie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Jardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Yowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- South Sulphur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- White Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Petty
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Direct
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- High
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Roxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Ambia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Toco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Garretts Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Atlas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Caviness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Yuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yarnaby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Kemp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Achille
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bokchito
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw County (OK)
- Boswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danner, see our County-by-County Page for Danner.
Cemeteries Near Danner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danner.
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 Danner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stancel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Shed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orphanage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bettis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onstott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Danner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Danner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danner, with the one closest to Danner listed first.
- Lamasco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamasco is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Ivanhoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lannius
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lannius is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
- Duplex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Bonham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Telephone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selfs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Selfs is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Honey Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monkstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monkstown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
- Gober
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danner.
Newspapers Published in Danner ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danner, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danner.
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 Danner:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan County
- Choctaw 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> | 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 Danner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Danner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |