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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 Delaware Junction (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 Delaware Junction. 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 Delaware Junction ...

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 Delaware Junction: Delaware Jct. (or less commonly used: Delaware Jctn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Delaware Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Delaware Junction.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Delaware Junction is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Mills & San Saba.

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Delaware Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Junction, with the one closest to Delaware Junction listed first.
    • Blanket
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Early
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Zephyr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • May
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bangs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Indian Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Brookesmith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Cut
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Callahan County
    • Cross Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Junction, with the one closest to Delaware Junction listed first.
    • Burkett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trickham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Santa Anna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Junction, with the one closest to Delaware Junction listed first.
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Comanche
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Sipe Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Duster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Gustine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Energy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • De Leon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Proctor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Comyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • Rucker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Junction, with the one closest to Delaware Junction listed first.
    • Rising Star
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Okra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • McCulloch County
    • Milburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Junction, with the one closest to Delaware Junction listed first.
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Mullin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Priddy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bozar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Goldthwaite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Junction, with the one closest to Delaware Junction listed first.
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt

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

Cemeteries Near Delaware Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delaware Junction.

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 Delaware Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Staley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Routh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Heflin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beairds Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Connell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • Zephyr Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ferrill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Delaware Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delaware Junction.

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

  • Blanket
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Brownwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zephyr
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • May
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sidney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thrifty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
  • Bangs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Comanche
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Mullin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Newburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sipe Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Rising Star
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Priddy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Delaware Junction ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delaware Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delaware Junction, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delaware Junction.

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 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 Delaware Junction:

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 Delaware Junction, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delaware Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.