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 Daphne (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 Daphne. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Daphne is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Camp, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River, Titus & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Daphne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Daphne:
- Franklin County (The home county of Daphne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Purley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Scroggins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bowie County
- Dalby Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Harvard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Rocky Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Saltillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Sulphur Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Dike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nelta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Pickton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tira
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Como
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birthright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Cunningham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Clardy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Pattonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Biardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Glory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Blossom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Rocky Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Bogata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cuthand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Halesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Sherry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Boxelder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Annona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bagwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Detroit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- English
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Talco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Miller's Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cookville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Piney Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Simpsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- LaFayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Perryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Stout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Coke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Cartwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Daphne, see our County-by-County Page for Daphne.
Cemeteries Near Daphne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daphne.
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 Daphne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Daphne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Marshall Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gray Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hagansport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colliers Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Fuquay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glade Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Daphne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Daphne.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hagansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Wilkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Saltillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Rosalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Purley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Bogata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cuthand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cookville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Halesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Daphne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Daphne.
Newspapers Published in Daphne ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daphne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daphne, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Daphne.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Daphne:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Delta County
- Hopkins County
- Lamar County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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 Daphne, 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- Daphne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |