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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 Dothan (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 Dothan. 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 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.

Dothan is located in Eastland 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 Eastland County: Brown, Callahan, Comanche, Erath, Palo Pinto, Shackelford & Stephens.

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

  • Eastland County     (The home county of Dothan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dothan, with the one closest to Dothan listed first.
    • Cisco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <2>
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
    • Eastland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Olden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <2>
    • Carbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <2>
    • Kokomo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
  • Callahan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dothan, with the one closest to Dothan listed first.
    • Putnam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Baird
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Baird is located in Callahan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <2>
    • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
      • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
    • Cottonwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
    • Clyde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Callahan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Rowden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
    • Cross Plains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Eula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
  • Shackelford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dothan, with the one closest to Dothan listed first.
    • Moran
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Shackelford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <2>
    • Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Shackelford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Fort Griffin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
      • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dothan, with the one closest to Dothan listed first.
    • Eureka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Stephens County
    • Eolian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
      • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Wayland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Breckenridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
    • Necessity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
      • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Caddo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Dothan ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dothan.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dothan:

Cemeteries Near Dothan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dothan.

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 Dothan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cauble Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Moran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Battle Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battle Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Creek Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
  • Greer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
  • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Mtn. Cemetery
  • Plum Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Branch Cemetery
  • Hart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
  • Harpersville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harpersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpersville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Dothan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dothan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dothan Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Reagan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reagan 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.<5>

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

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

  • Eolian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
  • Cisco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <2>
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
  • Putnam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
  • Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Shackelford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Scranton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Eastland County
  • Breckenridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
  • Eastland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Baird
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
    • Baird is located in Callahan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <2>
  • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
    • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Olden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Romney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Romney is located in Eastland County
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County

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

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

The official website for Eastland County: www.eastlandcountytexas.com/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dothan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dothan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5568, Longitude: -99.0970       In this case, the coordinates for Dothan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Dothan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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