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 Druso (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 Druso. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Druso is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Druso. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Druso:
- Houston County (The home county of Druso)
- The following are listed by their distance from Druso, with the one closest to Druso listed first.
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Latexo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Harrison Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Refuge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Grapeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tadmor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Cooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Ratcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Porter Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Fog Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Druso, with the one closest to Druso listed first.
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Salmon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Slocum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Elkhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Cronin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Crystal Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Deanwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Herring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Kossuth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Lakeview Assembly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Long Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Druso, with the one closest to Druso listed first.
- Redtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Blix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Druso, with the one closest to Druso listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Druso, with the one closest to Druso listed first.
- Centerview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Druso, with the one closest to Druso listed first.
- Pennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Friday
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Lacy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Groveton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helmic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Mill Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Chita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Walker County
- Kittrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Druso, see our County-by-County Page for Druso.
Cemeteries Near Druso ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Druso.
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 Druso - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Druso covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Druso, with the one closest to Druso listed first.
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Box Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery North Sector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery South Sector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Box Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- English Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Latexo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Latexo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Latexo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4760 <2>
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- McCarter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCarthy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Druso in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Druso.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Druso, with the one closest to Druso listed first.
- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- San Pedro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Grapeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Tadmor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Porter Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Pennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ratcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Lovelady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hagerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ash is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Druso. See our List of 1890's Communities around Druso.
Newspapers Published in Druso ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Druso.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Druso, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Druso.
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 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 Druso:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Leon County
- Trinity County
- Walker 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> | 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> | 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 Druso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Druso) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |