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 Dickworsham (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 Dickworsham. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Dickworsham is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cotton (OK), Jefferson (OK), Archer, Jack, Montague & Wichita.
Below are the counties that are near Dickworsham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dickworsham:
- Clay County (The home county of Dickworsham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickworsham, with the one closest to Dickworsham listed first.
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluegrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joy is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Jolly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jolly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Petrolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Shannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Byers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thornberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornberry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
- Archer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickworsham, with the one closest to Dickworsham listed first.
- Scotland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Windthorst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeside City is located in Archer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickworsham, with the one closest to Dickworsham listed first.
- Postoak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Postoak is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Antelope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antelope is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Montague County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickworsham, with the one closest to Dickworsham listed first.
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belcherville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belcherville is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
- Bowie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nocona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Montague
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hynds City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hynds City is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
- Fruitland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Salona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salona is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bonita is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Dye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dye is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Wichita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickworsham, with the one closest to Dickworsham listed first.
- Wichita Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cashion Community
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Wise County
- Park Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Springs is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
- Jefferson County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickworsham, with the one closest to Dickworsham listed first.
- Terral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleetwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Ryan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <1>
- Sugden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sugden is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Oscar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waurika
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dickworsham, see our County-by-County Page for Dickworsham.
Cemeteries Near Dickworsham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dickworsham.
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 Dickworsham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dickworsham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dickworsham, with the one closest to Dickworsham listed first.
- Cullers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluegrove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bellevue.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1006873 <3>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Halsell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belcherville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Terral Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurnville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Dickworsham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dickworsham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dickworsham, with the one closest to Dickworsham listed first.
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluegrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hurnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hurnville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville
- Jolly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jolly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Belcherville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belcherville is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
- Postoak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Postoak is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bowie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nocona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Montague
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wichita Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Antelope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antelope is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Salona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salona is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Charlie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dickworsham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dickworsham.
Newspapers Published in Dickworsham ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dickworsham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dickworsham, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dickworsham.
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 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 Dickworsham:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Archer County
- Jack County
- Montague County
- Wichita County
- Wise County
- Jefferson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dickworsham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dickworsham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |