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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 Duster (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 Duster. 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 hospitals and 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.

Duster is located in Comanche 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 Comanche County: Brown, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton & Mills.

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Duster)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duster, with the one closest to Duster listed first.
    • Rucker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Sipe Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • De Leon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Comyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Comanche
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Proctor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Gustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <1>
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Energy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duster, with the one closest to Duster listed first.
    • May
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Brown County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <1>
    • Blanket
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Cross Cut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Early
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zephyr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Callahan County
    • Cross Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duster, with the one closest to Duster listed first.
    • Gorman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <1>
    • Kokomo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Okra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Desdemona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Rising Star
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Eastland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Olden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
    • Ranger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Cisco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duster, with the one closest to Duster listed first.
    • Bunyan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Dublin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
    • Lingleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <1>
    • Harbin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Alexander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Stephenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Duster ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duster.

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

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 either 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 Duster:

Cemeteries Near Duster ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duster.

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

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

  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Creek Cemetery
  • Ninevah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninevah Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east of De Leon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninevah Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copperas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperas Cemetery
  • Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Cemetery
  • Sipe Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martins Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martins Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martins Creek Cemetery
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suggs Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
  • Ellison Spring Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Spring Cemetery
  • Jewel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (111 more) ...
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Duster had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sipe Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
  • Gorman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <1>
  • De Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Downing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Downing is located in Comanche County
  • Sidney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
  • Victor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Erath County
  • Highland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Erath County
  • Desdemona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Carbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • May
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <1>
  • Proctor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rising Star
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bunyan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Romney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Romney is located in Eastland County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duster. 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>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Duster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1049, Longitude: -98.6767       In this case, the coordinates for Duster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Duster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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