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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 Dug Ford (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 Dug Ford. 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.

Name Variations for Dug Ford ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dug Ford: Dug Frd.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

Dug Ford is located in Throckmorton 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 Throckmorton County: Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Shackelford, Stephens & Young.

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

  • Throckmorton County     (The home county of Dug Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dug Ford, with the one closest to Dug Ford listed first.
    • Throckmorton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Throckmorton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <1>
    • Elbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
      • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dug Ford, with the one closest to Dug Ford listed first.
    • Haskell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
      • Haskell is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <1>
    • Stamford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Plainview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Haskell County
    • Weinert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weinert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
      • Weinert is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weinert <1>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dug Ford, with the one closest to Dug Ford listed first.
    • Lueders
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lueders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lueders
      • Lueders is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lueders <1>
    • Avoca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Funston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
      • Funston is located in Jones County
  • Shackelford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dug Ford, with the one closest to Dug Ford listed first.
    • Fort Griffin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
      • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
    • Albany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Young County
    • Murray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Young County

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

Cemeteries Near Dug Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dug Ford.

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

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

  • Reynolds Bend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Treadwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treadwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Griffin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rockdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ledbetter Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bush Knob Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Knob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lueders Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lueders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lueders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mathiews Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathiews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathiews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Dug Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dug Ford.

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

  • Fort Griffin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
    • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
  • Throckmorton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Haskell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Haskell is located in Haskell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <1>
  • Murray
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Young County

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

Newspapers Published in Dug Ford ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dug Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dug Ford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dug Ford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Dug Ford:

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

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

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 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.
<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 Dug Ford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dug Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dug Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0140, Longitude: -99.3856       In this case, the coordinates for Dug Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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