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 Fada (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 Fada. 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 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.
Fada is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Franklin, Hopkins, Rains, Smith, Upshur & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Fada. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fada:
- Wood County (The home county of Fada)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Hawkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Pine Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Mineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Stout
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Coke
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Alba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Winnsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scroggins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Gladewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warren City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Clarksville City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Liberty City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- East Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Teneryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Kilgore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greggton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Chandler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Pickton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Laird Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Red Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Winona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Hideaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Starrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Garden Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Carroll
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Tyler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Browning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- New Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Big Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rhonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Rosewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Center Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pritchett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Grice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Kelsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Wilkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Simpsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Gilmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Van
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Edom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Saline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ben Wheeler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fada, see our County-by-County Page for Fada.
Cemeteries Near Fada ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fada.
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 Fada - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fada covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Old Fouke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fouke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perryman Cemetery
- Redlands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs Free Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs Free Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Springs Free Cemetery is located in Red Springs.
- The Red Springs Free Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Springs Cemetery
- Hawkins City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Dumas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jarvis College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Fada in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fada.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fada, with the one closest to Fada listed first.
- Hawkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Winona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Lindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Mount Sylvan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Starrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Garden Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carroll
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Pritchett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Grice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fada. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fada.
Newspapers Published in Fada ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fada.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fada, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fada.
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 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 Fada:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Franklin County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Rusk County
- Smith County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt 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 Fada, 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' (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- Fada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |