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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 Egan (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 Egan. 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.

Egan is located in Johnson County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Hood, Parker, Somervell & Tarrant.

Below are the counties that are near Egan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Egan:

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Egan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.
    • Briaroaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briaroaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cross Timber
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keene
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <2>
    • Joshua
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
      • Joshua is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <2>
    • Alvarado
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <2>
    • Burleson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Coyote Flats
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lillian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
      • Lillian is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillian <2>
    • Cleburne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crowley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
    • Cuba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuba
      • From Egan to Cuba
    • Godley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bosque County
  • Dallas County
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.
    • Venus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mansfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Britton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Midlothian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Maypearl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maypearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypearl
      • Maypearl is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maypearl <2>
    • Sardis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sardis
      • From Egan to Sardis
    • Boz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Leaf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Waxahachie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sterrett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Forreston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.
    • Covington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Blum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
      • Blum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <2>
    • Itasca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovelace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Hill County
    • Carl's Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.
    • Cresson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
    • Fort Spunky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Spunky
      • From Egan to Fort Spunky
    • Acton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • DeCordova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • Brazos Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.
    • Aledo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
      • Aledo is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <2>
    • Annetta South
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Annetta North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Willow Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
      • Willow Park is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <2>
    • Hudson Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <2>
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.
    • Nemo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <2>
    • Rainbow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <2>
    • Glen Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.
    • Retta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Rendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Everman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everman
      • Everman is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everman <2>
    • Primrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Primrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Primrose
      • From Egan to Primrose
    • Edgecliff Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kennedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Francis Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis Village
      • Saint Francis Village is located in Tarrant County
    • Forest Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wedgewood East
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Benbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbrook
      • Benbrook is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benbrook <2>
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Egan, see our County-by-County Page for Egan.

Cemeteries Near Egan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Egan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Egan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Egan had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Egan, with the one closest to Egan listed first.

  • Marystown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Marystown is located in Johnson County
  • Joshua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
    • Joshua is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <2>
  • Alvarado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <2>
  • Burleson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
  • Cleburne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
  • Cuba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Johnson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cuba
    • From Egan to Cuba
  • Crowley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Crowley is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
  • Rendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Venus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mansfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Primrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Primrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Primrose
      • From Egan to Primrose
    • Godley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bono
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bono
      • From Egan to Bono

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Egan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Egan.

Newspapers Published in Egan ...

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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Egan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Egan, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Egan.

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 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 Egan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Egan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnsoncountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Egan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Egan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4529, Longitude: -97.3002       In this case, the coordinates for Egan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Egan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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