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 Eylau (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 Eylau. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Eylau is located in Bowie 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 Bowie County: Little River (AR), Miller (AR), McCurtain (OK), Cass, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Eylau. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eylau:
- Bowie County (The home county of Eylau)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Wake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Texarkana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Red Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Leary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Redwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victory City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Hooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Maud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Domino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Douglassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Bryans Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Bivins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huffins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hempstead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Sheppard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Howard County (AR)
- Saratoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Gin City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Kress City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashdown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <1>
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Alleene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alleene is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Foreman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Texarkana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Doddridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Capps City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Sevier County (AR)
- Paraloma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Zylks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Rodessa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Missionary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eylau, see our County-by-County Page for Eylau.
Cemeteries Near Eylau ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eylau.
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 Eylau - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eylau covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapelwood Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Texarkana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6465 <2>
- Nash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wooten Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Eylau had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eylau, with the one closest to Eylau listed first.
- Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Texarkana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Texarkana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mandeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Hooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lanark is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Whaley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fouke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Boggy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggy is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eylau. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eylau.
Newspapers Published in Eylau ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eylau.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eylau, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eylau.
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 Eylau:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bowie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Sevier County
- Caddo Parish
- 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 Eylau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Eylau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |