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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 Deep Well Crossing (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 Deep Well Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Deep Well Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Deep Well Crossing: Deep Well Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Deep Well Crossing is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.

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

  • Hopkins County     (The home county of Deep Well Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Peerless
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Posey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Birthright
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Tira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Ridgeway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Nelta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Sulphur Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dike
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brashear
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Cumby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palestine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Klondike
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Enloe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Needmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Lake Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Dial
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Ladonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Silver City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Honey Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Windom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gober
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Allens Chapel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Dodd City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Mount Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Purley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Yowell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Commerce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jardin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Fairlie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Campbell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sulphur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Neylandville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Aberfoyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Jacobia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • Wolfe City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • White Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Dixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Gadston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Howland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Roxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Broadway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Taylor Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Atlas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Glory
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Ambia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Biardstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Brookston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Clardy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Emory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • East Tawakoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Well Crossing, with the one closest to Deep Well Crossing listed first.
    • Yantis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Gunter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Coke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke

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

Cemeteries Near Deep Well Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deep Well Crossing.

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 Deep Well Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lindley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aiguier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Klondike Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gough Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Selt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushing Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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 Deep Well Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deep Well Crossing.

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

  • Peerless
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Cooper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Addran
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Addran is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
  • Gough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gough is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
  • Birthright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
  • Needmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Needmore is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Ridgeway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Charleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Prattville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prattville is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Lake Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Commerce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ben Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sulphur Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Mount Joy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy

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

Newspapers Published in Deep Well Crossing ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deep Well Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deep Well Crossing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deep Well Crossing.

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 websites either 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 Deep Well Crossing:

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 Deep Well Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deep Well Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.