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 Delta (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 Delta. 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 Delta ...
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 Delta: E. Delta
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 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 Delta is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near East Delta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Delta:
- Delta County (The home county of East Delta)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Klondike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ben Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jot-Em-Down
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
- Needmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pecan Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Dial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Ladonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Honey Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Windom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Hagansport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Purley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Tira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Nelta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Sulphur Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Dike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Posey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Peerless
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Weaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Saltillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Yowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Commerce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- South Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Taylor Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Gadston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Cunningham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Broadway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Glory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Biardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Clardy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Howland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Deport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Halesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Detroit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sherry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Cuthand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Bagwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Talco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Miller's Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Delta, see our County-by-County Page for East Delta.
Cemeteries Near East Delta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Delta.
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 Delta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Delta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Cooper.
- The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Delta Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <3>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clark Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winfrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hargraves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kensing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <3>
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rushing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Selt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Delta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Delta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Delta, with the one closest to East Delta listed first.
- Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Prattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lake Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Sulphur Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Addran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addran is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
- Birthright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Minter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minter is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Broadway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Glory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Biardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Delta. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Delta.
Newspapers Published in East Delta ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Delta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Delta, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Delta.
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 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 East Delta:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Delta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Red River County
- Titus 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> | 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 Delta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Delta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |