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 Dickens (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 Dickens. 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 doctors 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.

Dickens is located in Dickens County and is the County Seat.

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 Dickens County: Cottle, Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Kent, King, Motley & Stonewall.

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

• Dickens County     (The home county of Dickens)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dickens, with the one closest to Dickens listed first.
  • Afton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Dickens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
  • Spur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
    • Spur is located in Dickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <1>
  • McAdoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
    • McAdoo is located in Dickens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <1>
• Crosby County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dickens, with the one closest to Dickens listed first.
  • Crosbyton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
    • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <1>
  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
  • Owens
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
    • Owens is located in Crosby County
• Floyd County
  • Dougherty
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
    • Dougherty is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <1>
• Kent County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dickens, with the one closest to Dickens listed first.
  • Girard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <1>
  • Jayton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
    • Jayton is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <1>
• King County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dickens, with the one closest to Dickens listed first.
  • Dumont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Dumont is located in King County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <1>
  • Guthrie
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Guthrie is located in King County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <1>
• Motley County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dickens, with the one closest to Dickens listed first.
  • Roaring Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
    • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <1>
  • Russellville ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Motley County
  • Matador
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
    • Matador is located in Motley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Dickens ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dickens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dickens, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dickens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dickens:

• Websites specific to Texas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

• Pages specific to Dickens County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Crosby County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Floyd County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Kent County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • King County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Motley County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Dickens County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Dickens County

Cemeteries Near Dickens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dickens.

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 Dickens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Dickens Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
• Espuela Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Espuela Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Espuela Cemetery
• Amity Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
• Afton Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Afton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Afton Cemetery
• McAdoo Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAdoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAdoo Cemetery
• Scott Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
• Roaring Springs Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roaring Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roaring Springs Cemetery
• Mt. Zion Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
• Dumont Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dumont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dumont Cemetery
• Crosbyton Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosbyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosbyton Cemetery
• Antelope Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
• East Mound Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Mound Cemetery
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Jayton Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jayton Cemetery
  • Red Mud Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Mud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Mud Cemetery
  • Spur Memorial Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spur Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spur Memorial Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

• Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
• Matador
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
  • Matador is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <1>
• Jayton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
  • Jayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <1>
• Guthrie
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <1>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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