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 Emberson (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 Emberson. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Emberson is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Emberson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emberson:
- Lamar County (The home county of Emberson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emberson, with the one closest to Emberson listed first.
- Sumner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Caviness
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Hinckley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Belk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belk is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Toco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Razor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Razor is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
- Chicota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powderly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emberson, with the one closest to Emberson listed first.
- Ben Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Enloe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pecan Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jot-Em-Down
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Klondike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emberson, with the one closest to Emberson listed first.
- Allen Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Allens Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Honey Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Telephone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Windom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Dodd City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Ladonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hopkins County
- Tira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emberson, with the one closest to Emberson listed first.
- Detroit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kanawha
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Addielou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bagwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Atoka County (OK)
- Lone Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Atoka County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emberson, with the one closest to Emberson listed first.
- Wade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emberson, with the one closest to Emberson listed first.
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Soper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hugo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Frogville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Boswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Apple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Fort Towson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emberson, see our County-by-County Page for Emberson.
Cemeteries Near Emberson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emberson.
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 Emberson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emberson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emberson, with the one closest to Emberson listed first.
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sumner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Caviness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McEwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Casey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <2>
- Hendricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Chicota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1292756 <2>
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Pyles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Emberson had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emberson, with the one closest to Emberson listed first.
- Sumner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maxey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Hinckley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powderly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chicota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Givens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- High
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Ambia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Arthur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Direct
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Petty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emberson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emberson.
Newspapers Published in Emberson ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emberson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emberson, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emberson.
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 helpful 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 Emberson:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Hopkins County
- Red River County
- Atoka County
- Bryan County
- Choctaw 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> | 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 Emberson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emberson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |