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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Estacado. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Estacado to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Estacado, please Contact Us.

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 Estacado (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 Estacado. 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 Estacado ...

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 have occurred.

Estacado was originally named Maryetta

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 northwest 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Estacado is historic, it would have been located within present day Crosby 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 Crosby County: Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Kent, Lubbock, Lynn & Motley.

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

  • Crosby County     (The home county of Estacado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estacado, with the one closest to Estacado listed first.
    • Lorenzo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Lorenzo is located in Crosby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorenzo <3>
    • Farmer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
    • Cone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ralls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Crosby County
    • Owens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
      • Owens is located in Crosby County
    • Crosbyton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
      • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <3>
    • Cap Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
      • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
    • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
      • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
    • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
      • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estacado, with the one closest to Estacado listed first.
    • Floydada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
      • Floydada is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <3>
    • Della Plain ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Della Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
      • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
    • Lockney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
      • Lockney is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <3>
    • Aiken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <3>
    • Dougherty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garza County
    • Southland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
      • Southland is located in Garza County
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estacado, with the one closest to Estacado listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Abernathy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hale Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
      • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
    • Hale City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
      • Hale City is located in Hale County
  • Hockley County
    • Roundup
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
      • Roundup is located in Hockley County
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estacado, with the one closest to Estacado listed first.
    • Becton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
    • Idalou
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kitalou
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
    • Canyon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
    • Ransom Canyon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Canyon
      • Ransom Canyon is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom Canyon <3>
    • New Deal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Buffalo Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Posey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Lubbock County
    • Lubbock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Slaton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Shallowater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Reese Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
      • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County

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

Newspapers Published in Estacado ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Estacado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Estacado, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Estacado.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Estacado:

Cemeteries Near Estacado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Estacado.

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 Estacado covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Estacado Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lorenzo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Becton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
  • Idalou Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cone Cemetery
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Petersburg.
    • The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersburg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #150702 <6>
  • Ralls Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ralls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ralls.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralls Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #229638 <6>
  • Old Emma Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Emma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Emma Cemetery
  • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the west of Abernathy.
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Strip Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <6>
  • City of Lubbock Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Englewood Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crosbyton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosbyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosbyton Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery

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.

Estacado itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 238 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Floydada
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
    • Floydada is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <3>
  • Lubbock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
  • Della Plain ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Della Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
    • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
  • Lockney
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
    • Lockney is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <3>
  • Hale City ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
    • Hale City is located in Hale County

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Estacado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Estacado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Estacado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7523, Longitude: -101.5618    
<6>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.




 

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