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 Dinkins (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 Dinkins. 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 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 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.
Dinkins is located in Brazos 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 Brazos County: Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Dinkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dinkins:
- Brazos County (The home county of Dinkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Millican
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Navasota
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- College Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Bryan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kurten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wixon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Stone City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Rye ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Tabor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Buckhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- New Wehdem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Kenney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Merle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Snook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tunis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Lyons
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cooks Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Frenstat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Birch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apolonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Stoneham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Roans Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plantersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shiro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Mission
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Iola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bedias
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County
- Waller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Dacus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Dobbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Karen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Robertson County
- Benchley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Wesley Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Hempstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fields Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Prairie View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Washington ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Chappell Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brenham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gay Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Quarry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Rehburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
- Burton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dinkins, see our County-by-County Page for Dinkins.
Cemeteries Near Dinkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dinkins.
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 Dinkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dinkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millican Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Navasota City Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5675 <2>
- Summers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neblett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Evans Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis Bryant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Bryant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dennis Bryant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Navasota.
- The Dennis Bryant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2626 <2>
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Dinkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dinkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dinkins, with the one closest to Dinkins listed first.
- Millican
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Navasota
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- William Penn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- William Penn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wellborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Yarboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yarboro is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
- Stoneham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dinkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dinkins.
Newspapers Published in Dinkins ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dinkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dinkins, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dinkins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Dinkins:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Brazos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Burleson County
- Grimes County
- Harris County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Walker County
- Waller County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dinkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dinkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |