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 Emblem (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 Emblem. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Emblem is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Emblem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emblem:
- Hopkins County (The home county of Emblem)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Peerless
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Ridgeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Posey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Cumby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brashear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birthright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Divide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Miller Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Klondike
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Pecan Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Enloe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Ladonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dial
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Honey Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gober
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hail
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Windom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Dodd City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Franklin County
- Hagansport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Neylandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- South Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Aberfoyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Jacobia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Wolfe City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Lone Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Gadston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Roxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Howland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Broadway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Atlas
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Glory
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Taylor Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Ambia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Petty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- High
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Biardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Tawakoni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Emory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hooker Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Red River County
- Halesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Yantis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Coke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emblem, see our County-by-County Page for Emblem.
Cemeteries Near Emblem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emblem.
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 Emblem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emblem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Klondike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lindley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aiguier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Tucker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Emblem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emblem.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emblem, with the one closest to Emblem listed first.
- Peerless
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Ridgeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Gough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gough is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Addran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Addran is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Birthright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Neylandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Divide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- South Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emblem. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emblem.
Newspapers Published in Emblem ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emblem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emblem, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emblem.
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 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 Emblem:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Rains County
- Red River 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- Emblem) 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 Emblem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |