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 Dies Community (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 Dies Community. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Dies Community is located in Tyler 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 Tyler County: Angelina, Hardin, Jasper & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Dies Community. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dies Community:
- Tyler County (The home county of Dies Community)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dies Community, with the one closest to Dies Community listed first.
- Doucette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colmesneil
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Tree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Ivanhoe North
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
- Hillister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Town Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- Spurger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dies Community, with the one closest to Dies Community listed first.
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Dolan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dolan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Nancy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nancy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Manning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Zavalla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parker Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Point is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Prairie Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Boynton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Bald Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Diboll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dies Community, with the one closest to Dies Community listed first.
- Village Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bragg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bragg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dies Community, with the one closest to Dies Community listed first.
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Harveytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harveytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sam Rayburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dies Community, with the one closest to Dies Community listed first.
- Barnum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Barnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Lily Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dallardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Corrigan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skinner Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Leggett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Shade is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- San Augustine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dies Community, with the one closest to Dies Community listed first.
- Powell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Zana ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dies Community, see our County-by-County Page for Dies Community.
Cemeteries Near Dies Community ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dies Community.
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 Dies Community - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dies Community covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dies Community, with the one closest to Dies Community listed first.
- Hardshell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steeles Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Egypt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mahaffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- George Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Nowlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hubert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Dies Community in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dies Community.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dies Community, with the one closest to Dies Community listed first.
- Colmesneil
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Barnum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Hortense
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hortense is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Hillister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dallardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Town Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- Hyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hyatt is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spurger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Seven Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dies Community. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dies Community.
Newspapers Published in Dies Community ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dies Community.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dies Community, 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 Dies Community.
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 Dies Community:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Tyler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Polk County
- San Augustine 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> | 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 Dies Community, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dies Community) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |