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 Branch (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 Branch. 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 Branch ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Farmers Branch: Farmers Br. (or less commonly used: Farmers Brnch.)
- While the name of this city is Farmers Branch, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Farmers Branch may originally have been Farmer's Branch.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Farmers Branch might be written as Farmer Branch.
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 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 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 Branch is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near Farmers Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmers Branch:
- Dallas County (The home county of Farmers Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- Trinity Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
- Addison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coppell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- University Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Eagle Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Plano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sachse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- The Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Southlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hackberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Lakewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Flower Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Double Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bartonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- Red Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Britton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Oak Leaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- Heath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- Rockwall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mobile City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Fate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Blackland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Euless
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bransford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- University Park Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Richland Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmers Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Farmers Branch.
Cemeteries Near Farmers Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmers Branch.
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 Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmers Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- Keenan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- The Keenan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Farmers Branch Cemetery
- Farmers Branch Keenan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253203 <3>
- Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Northaven Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Letot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Merrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crown Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Garvin Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Garden of Memories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Farmers Branch had a population of 205 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Farmers Branch had a population of 51,373 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmers Branch, with the one closest to Farmers Branch listed first.
- Trinity Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coppell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Renner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Estelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Eagle Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Rawlins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Plano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grapevine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reinhardt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reinhardt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmers Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmers Branch.
Newspapers Published in Farmers Branch ...
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 291 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmers Branch, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmers Branch.
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 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 Farmers Branch:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Comanche County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Kaufman County
- Rockwall County
- Tarrant 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 Branch, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farmers Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |