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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 Dennis (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 Dennis. 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 doctors 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.

Dennis is located in Parker County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Parker County     (The home county of Dennis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Millsap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weatherford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Lemley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Annetta South
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Annetta North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Hudson Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <1>
    • Authon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Peaster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dicey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
      • Willow Park is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <1>
  • Erath County
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
    • Lipan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <1>
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Brazos Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tolar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cresson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <1>
    • Acton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • DeCordova
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Pecan Plantation
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • Paluxy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <1>
    • Fort Spunky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Spunky
      • From Dennis to Fort Spunky
  • Jack County
  • Johnson County
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
    • Brazos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Wells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <1>
    • Wolters Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Santo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Salesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palo Pinto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <1>
    • Gordon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Graford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <1>
    • Mingus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <1>
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
    • Rainbow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <1>
    • Glen Rose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Glass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Nemo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <1>
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dennis, with the one closest to Dennis listed first.
    • Benbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbrook
      • Benbrook is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benbrook <1>
    • Saint Francis Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis Village
      • Saint Francis Village is located in Tarrant County
    • Primrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Primrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Primrose
      • From Dennis to Primrose
    • White Settlement
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Settlement
      • White Settlement is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Settlement <1>
    • Lakeside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westworth Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Dennis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dennis.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hiner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horsehoe Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horsehoe Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horsehoe Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brashears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brashears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brashears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poe Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poe Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poe Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Brannon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grassdale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Buckner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
  • Brock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Brock is located in Parker County
  • Lipan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Lipan is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <1>
  • Millsap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thorp Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
  • Brazos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Weatherford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Earls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Earls is located in Parker County
  • Lemley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Lemley is located in Parker County
  • Granbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Garner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Parker County
  • Tolar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chapin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Hood County
    • Annetta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral Wells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Dennis ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dennis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dennis, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dennis.

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 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 Dennis:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dennis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Parker County: www.co.parker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dennis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Dennis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dennis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6189, Longitude: -97.9272    









 

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