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 Farmers Academy (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 Farmers Academy. 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 Farmers Academy ...
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.
While the name of this community is Farmers Academy, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Farmers Academy may originally have been Farmer's Academy.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Farmers Academy might be written as Farmer Academy.
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 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.
Farmers Academy is located in Titus 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 Titus County: Camp, Franklin, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Farmers Academy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmers Academy:
- Titus County (The home county of Farmers Academy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller's Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Talco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Bassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Rocky Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Purley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Scroggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hagansport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Winnsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Saltillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Pickton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nelta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Cunningham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Cason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
- Jenkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Cuthand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Boxelder
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Bogata
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Halesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Annona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Piney Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Simpsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Bettie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Grice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Delrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Coffeeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Rhonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Rosewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Kelsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Stout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Coke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmers Academy, see our County-by-County Page for Farmers Academy.
Cemeteries Near Farmers Academy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmers Academy.
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 Farmers Academy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmers Academy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Forrest Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nevills Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fuquay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brantley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Farmers Academy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farmers Academy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmers Academy, with the one closest to Farmers Academy listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Argo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Purley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Cason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saltillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagansport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmers Academy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmers Academy.
Newspapers Published in Farmers Academy ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers Academy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmers Academy, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmers Academy.
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 Farmers Academy:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Titus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Lamar County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Upshur County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Farmers Academy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Farmers Academy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |