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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 Dies (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. 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 hospitals and 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.

Dies is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Polk & Tyler.

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

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Dies)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dies, with the one closest to Dies listed first.
    • Kountze
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Village Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Silsbee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Thicket
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lumberton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Batson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Votaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sour Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grayburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dies, with the one closest to Dies listed first.
    • Evadale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Buna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bunker Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dies, with the one closest to Dies listed first.
    • Bevil Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Voth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • China
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • China is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
    • Nome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Nome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <1>
    • Pine Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Amelia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Beaumont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Higgins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Higgins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dies, with the one closest to Dies listed first.
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
    • Hull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rye
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Daisetta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mariam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mariam is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
    • Coushatta Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
    • Hardin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Romayor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Devers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Raywood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dies, with the one closest to Dies listed first.
    • Pine Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Rose City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose City is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Vidor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dies, with the one closest to Dies listed first.
    • Oak Shade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
    • Dallardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Schwab City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dies, with the one closest to Dies listed first.
    • Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fred
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillister
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Ivanhoe North
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Spurger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Doucette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Town Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff

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

Cemeteries Near Dies ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dies.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Brackin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Hardin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hardin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Hardin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Kountze.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1346999 <3>
  • Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Kountze.
    • The Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden has also been known as:
    • Memorial Garden
  • William W. Hart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McNeely Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Village Mills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hooks Cravey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • Middle Town Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hook Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Kountze
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Village Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • Saratoga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyatt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
  • Warren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sour Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillister
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dallardsville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • China
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
  • Pine Island
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Spurger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amelia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Felicia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Felicia is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia

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

Newspapers Published in Dies ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dies.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dies, 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 Dies.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dies) 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 Dies, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.