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 Elm Grove (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 Elm Grove. 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 Elm Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Elmgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Elm Grove: Elm Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elm Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elm Grove.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Elm Grove is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Elm Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm Grove:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Elm Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Ponta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Gallatin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reklaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- New Summerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dialville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Maydelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Herring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Todd City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Neches
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Kossuth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Crystal Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Frankston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Pert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Mound City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Deanwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Dextra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Looneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Douglass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Trawick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Alazan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Redfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Laneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Oak Flats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Price
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Selman City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turnertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Mount Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Joinerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Sinclair City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Omen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Wright City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Teaselville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Flint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Gresham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Lee Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- New Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elm Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Elm Grove.
Cemeteries Near Elm Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Grove.
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 Elm Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lone Dove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hogg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meredith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Rusk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4546 <2>
- Old Prison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Kilgore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Elm Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Rusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Lone Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Mixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Looneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Mount Selman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Troup
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elm Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elm Grove.
Newspapers Published in Elm Grove ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Grove, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Elm Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Henderson County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Smith 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 from Point A (ie- Elm Grove) 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 Elm Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |