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 East Caney (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 East Caney. 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 East Caney ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Caney: E. Caney
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
East Caney is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near East Caney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Caney:
- Hopkins County (The home county of East Caney)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Weaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Dike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pickton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Nelta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Birthright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Black Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Harvard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cooper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enloe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Ben Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jot-Em-Down
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Pecan Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Purley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Scroggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Yowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Commerce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jardin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Lone Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Cunningham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Gadston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Broadway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Clardy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Biardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Deport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Howland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Emory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Halesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Miller's Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Talco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Piney Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Grice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Coke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Yantis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Forest Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Stout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Gunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Quitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Alba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Hainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Caney, see our County-by-County Page for East Caney.
Cemeteries Near East Caney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Caney.
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 East Caney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Caney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gamblin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coffee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Pickton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Connor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Saltillo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shooks Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymore Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find East Caney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Caney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Caney, with the one closest to East Caney listed first.
- Weaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Dike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pickton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Reilly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
- Black Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Purley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Birthright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nelta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Coke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Caney. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Caney.
Newspapers Published in East Caney ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Caney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Caney, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Caney.
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 East Caney:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Delta County
- Franklin County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Rains County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- East Caney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 East Caney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |