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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 Dorras (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 Dorras. 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 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.

Dorras is located in Stonewall County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stonewall County: Dickens, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, King & Knox.

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

  • Stonewall County     (The home county of Dorras)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorras, with the one closest to Dorras listed first.
    • Double Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
      • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
    • Aspermont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
      • Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <2>
    • Flat Top
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
      • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
    • Old Glory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Fisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorras, with the one closest to Dorras listed first.
    • Rotan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Royston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
      • Royston is located in Fisher County
    • Hobbs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
      • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
    • Roby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
      • Roby is located in Fisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roby <2>
    • Hamlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Fisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <2>
    • McCaulley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaulley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
      • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
    • Sylvester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <2>
    • Capitola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Fisher County
    • Claytonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claytonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
      • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
  • Haskell County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorras, with the one closest to Dorras listed first.
    • Radium
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
      • Radium is located in Jones County
    • Tuxedo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
      • Tuxedo is located in Jones County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorras, with the one closest to Dorras listed first.
    • Jayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
      • Jayton is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <2>
    • Clairemont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
      • Clairemont is located in Kent County
    • Girard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <2>
  • Scurry County

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

Newspapers Published in Dorras ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorras.

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

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 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 Dorras:

Cemeteries Near Dorras ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorras.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Dowell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Rotan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Riverdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverdale Cemetery
  • Grady Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grady Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oriana Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oriana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oriana Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fisher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Aspermont Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspermont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspermont Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Flat Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Afton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Hobbs Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Roby Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roby Cemetery
    • Steele Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Hill Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Dorras in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorras.

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

  • Double Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
    • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
  • Fisher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Fisher County
  • Hobbs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
    • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
  • Hitson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitson
    • Hitson is located in Fisher County
  • Aspermont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
    • Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <2>
  • Roby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Roby is located in Fisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roby <2>
  • Jayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
    • Jayton is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <2>
  • Claytonville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claytonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
    • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
  • Neinda
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neinda
    • Neinda is located in Jones County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dorras. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Dorras) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dorras. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0012, Longitude: -100.4701       In this case, the coordinates for Dorras have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Dorras, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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