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 Emmaus (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 Emmaus. 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 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.
Emmaus 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 Emmaus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emmaus:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Emmaus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Blackjack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- New Summerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Ponta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Troup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Gallatin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reklaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Selman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Frankston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Todd City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Herring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Neches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jarvis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Pert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Kilgore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Liberty City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Berryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Dextra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Nat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Trawick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Douglass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Long Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dotson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Selman City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Turnertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Laneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Joinerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Friars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Overton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Sinclair City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Omen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Flint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Teaselville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Gresham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Lee Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Browning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Dogwood City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emmaus, see our County-by-County Page for Emmaus.
Cemeteries Near Emmaus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emmaus.
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 Emmaus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emmaus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boatright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Troup.
- The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <2>
- Medford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Emmaus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emmaus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emmaus, with the one closest to Emmaus listed first.
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Lone Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Troup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenfawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Omen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Laneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Selman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Rusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Overton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emmaus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emmaus.
Newspapers Published in Emmaus ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emmaus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emmaus, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emmaus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Emmaus:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola 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- Emmaus) 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 Emmaus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |