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 Easley Chapel (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 Easley Chapel. 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 hospitals and 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.
Easley Chapel 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 Easley Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Easley Chapel:
- Houston County (The home county of Easley Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easley Chapel, with the one closest to Easley Chapel listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Harrison Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Ratcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Refuge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Hickory Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Fog Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Hagerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Grapeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Latexo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easley Chapel, with the one closest to Easley Chapel listed first.
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Alderbranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Salmon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Herring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Kossuth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Crystal Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Elkhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deanwright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Cronin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Neches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easley Chapel, with the one closest to Easley Chapel listed first.
- Redtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Pollok
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Durant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Central
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Blix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Keltys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Peavy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easley Chapel, with the one closest to Easley Chapel listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Wells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maydelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Gallatin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ponta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Turney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Reklaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easley Chapel, with the one closest to Easley Chapel listed first.
- Douglass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dextra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Alazan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Nat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Looneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Sacul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Rusk County
- New Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easley Chapel, with the one closest to Easley Chapel listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centralia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Apple Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Easley Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Easley Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Easley Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Easley Chapel.
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 Easley Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Easley Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Easley Chapel, with the one closest to Easley Chapel listed first.
- Easley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Easley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weches Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bodenhamer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hendrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arnold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Davis Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fennell Memory Garden
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Easley Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Easley Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Easley Chapel, with the one closest to Easley Chapel listed first.
- Weches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Belott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Ratcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- San Pedro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Wells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hagerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grapeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Easley Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Easley Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Easley Chapel ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Easley Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Easley Chapel, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Easley Chapel.
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 Easley Chapel:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Trinity 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> | 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 Easley Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Easley Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |