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 Dogwood City (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 Dogwood City. 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 and hospitals 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.
Dogwood City is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Dogwood City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogwood City:
- Smith County (The home county of Dogwood City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood City, with the one closest to Dogwood City listed first.
- Teaselville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Lee Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Gresham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Whitehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- New Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Omen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Carroll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Hideaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Lindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood City, with the one closest to Dogwood City listed first.
- Frankston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Pert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Todd City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Brushy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Neches
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elmtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bois d'Arc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wells Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Montalba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood City, with the one closest to Dogwood City listed first.
- Cherokee Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Bullard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Mixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Troup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blackjack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Turney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood City, with the one closest to Dogwood City listed first.
- Coffee City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Moore Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Poynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leagueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- LaRue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murchison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood City, with the one closest to Dogwood City listed first.
- Big Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Overton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Price
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood City, with the one closest to Dogwood City listed first.
- Edom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Wheeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dogwood City, see our County-by-County Page for Dogwood City.
Cemeteries Near Dogwood City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogwood City.
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 Dogwood City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dogwood City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dogwood City, with the one closest to Dogwood City listed first.
- Loftin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
- The Loftin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old White Settlement Cemetery
- Teaselville Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Frankston.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sand Flat Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981833 <3>
- Wofford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankston City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Renfro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bullard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bullard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Bullard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #708705 <3>
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Rather Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Dogwood City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogwood City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dogwood City, with the one closest to Dogwood City listed first.
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Fincastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Flint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Chandler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Selman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- New York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Fosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Brownsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Brushy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dogwood City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dogwood City.
Newspapers Published in Dogwood City ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogwood City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogwood City, 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 Dogwood City.
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 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 Dogwood City:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Henderson County
- Rusk County
- Van Zandt 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogwood City) 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 Dogwood City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |