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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 Dolan (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 Dolan. 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 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.

Dolan is located in Angelina 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 Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

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

  • Angelina County     (The home county of Dolan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dolan, with the one closest to Dolan listed first.
    • Nancy
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Martin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Zavalla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Manning is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Boynton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Parker Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
    • Oak Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Ora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Beulah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beulah is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Huntington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bald Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
    • Prairie Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Homer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Homer is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dolan, with the one closest to Dolan listed first.
    • Harveytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Sam Rayburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Beech Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Browndell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jasper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dolan, with the one closest to Dolan listed first.
    • Etoile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Chireno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Woden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dolan, with the one closest to Dolan listed first.
    • Barnum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Barnes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Lily Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Skinner Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Corrigan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Moscow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Sabine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dolan, with the one closest to Dolan listed first.
    • Brookeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pineland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bronson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dolan, with the one closest to Dolan listed first.
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Broaddus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • White City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Powell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Maxey Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dolan, with the one closest to Dolan listed first.
    • Colmesneil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Doucette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Town Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Ivanhoe North
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Dolan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dolan.

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 Dolan - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dunkin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kitchens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Barge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dunk Havard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • William Havard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Polano Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zavalla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tom Havard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rockwall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Dolan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dolan.

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

  • Rockland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockland is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Colmesneil
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ora is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zana ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Zana is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • Barnum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnum is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
  • Homer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Etoile
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Woodville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Burke
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Hortense
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hortense is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
  • Corrigan
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Beech Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Lufkin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <1>
    • Town Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff

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

Newspapers Published in Dolan ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dolan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dolan, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dolan.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Dolan:

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' (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- Dolan) 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 Dolan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.