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 Edom (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 Edom. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Edom is located in Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County: Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Smith & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Edom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edom:
- Van Zandt County (The home county of Edom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Ben Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Tundra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Saline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Frankston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fosterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Brushy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Bois d'Arc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Bullard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cuney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Reese
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Mount Selman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Mixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Brownsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chandler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leagueville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Murchison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Coffee City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- LaRue
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Poynor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Eustace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Log Cabin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Mabank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Carroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Garden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Hideaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Swan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Lindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Dogwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Tyler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Lee Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Teaselville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Mineola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Golden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hainesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Hawkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edom, see our County-by-County Page for Edom.
Cemeteries Near Edom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edom.
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 Edom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Edom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Asberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Norwegian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echols Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- The Echols Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jennings Mtn. Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Van.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5057 <2>
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Edom had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Edom had a population of 387 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edom, with the one closest to Edom listed first.
- Brownsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ben Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Chandler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sylvan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Garden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Martins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Murchison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Pruitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- New York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Swan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Lindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edom.
Newspapers Published in Edom ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edom, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Edom:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Van Zandt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Henderson County
- Kaufman County
- Smith 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edom) 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 Edom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |