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 Eden (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 Eden. 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 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.
Eden is located in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Eden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eden:
- Nacogdoches County (The home county of Eden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Alazan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Douglass
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Nacogdoches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Trawick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Cushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dextra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Appleby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Woden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Swift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Pollok
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Clawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Redtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Davisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Redland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- River Crest Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Keltys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Lufkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weeping Mary
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Reklaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Gallatin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Turney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Maydelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hagerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Ratcliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Weches
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Fog Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Harrison Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Kennard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- New Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Oak Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Mount Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Minden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Helmic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eden, see our County-by-County Page for Eden.
Cemeteries Near Eden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eden.
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 Eden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bonaldo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brouten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Wells.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5385 <3>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Arriola / Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola / Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arriola / Cook Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Nacogdoches.
- The Arriola / Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arriola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427562 <3>
- Lazarine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wisner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Eden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Douglass
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Pollok
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nacogdoches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Clawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linn Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Keltys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Appleby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Lufkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woden
(19 miles [30.6 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 Eden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eden.
Newspapers Published in Eden ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eden, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eden.
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 Eden:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nacogdoches County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eden) 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 Eden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |