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 Doyle (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 Doyle. 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 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.
Doyle is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.
Below are the counties that are near Doyle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doyle:
- Limestone County (The home county of Doyle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Groesbeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fallon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Mexia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lost Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Personville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Tehuacana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Ben Hur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Kirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Coolidge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Delia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Otto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stranger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- McClanahan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Cotton Gin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Freestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Wortham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kirvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Streetman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Lanely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Turlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Winkler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Hubbard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Calm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Newby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newby is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Jewett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marquez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Mart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Battle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hallsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Elk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Riesel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Axtell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Pursley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Dawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Navarro Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Angus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mustang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Navarro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Seale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seale is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Bald Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
- Bremond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doyle, see our County-by-County Page for Doyle.
Cemeteries Near Doyle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doyle.
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 Doyle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doyle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Doyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plummers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ft. Parker Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Parker Memorial Park
- The Ft. Parker Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ft. Parker Memorial Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Lewisville Cemetery
- Union Burial Ground
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Faulkenberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkenberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faulkenberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Groesbeck.
- Dancer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pippin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carroll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Phifer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Hogan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Doyle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doyle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Groesbeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Mexia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Personville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Tehuacana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Gin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Kirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Oletha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oletha is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
- Farrar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wortham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Luna is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Prairie Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doyle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doyle.
Newspapers Published in Doyle ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doyle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doyle, 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 Doyle.
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 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 Doyle:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Falls County
- Freestone County
- Hill County
- Leon County
- McLennan County
- Navarro County
- Robertson 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doyle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Doyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |