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 Faught (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 Faught. 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 northwest 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 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.
Faught is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Faught. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Faught:
- Lamar County (The home county of Faught)
- The following are listed by their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Novice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Blossom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Sylvan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Pin Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Powderly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Midcity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midcity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Lake Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Enloe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Allen Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Honey Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Franklin County
- Hagansport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Sulphur Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Nelta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addielou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Kanawha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bagwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Halesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Sherry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Acworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Frogville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hugo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Sawyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Towson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Virgil
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Swink
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Soper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Spencerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Valliant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rufe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Faught, see our County-by-County Page for Faught.
Cemeteries Near Faught ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faught.
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 Faught - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Faught covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Sikes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Corn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newbether Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knights of Honor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Holt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Blossom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4319 <3>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Faught in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Faught.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Faught, with the one closest to Faught listed first.
- Givens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Blossom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylvan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Powderly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Pattonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kanawha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Chicota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emberson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Faught. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faught.
Newspapers Published in Faught ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faught.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faught, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Faught.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Faught:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Red River County
- Choctaw County
- McCurtain 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> | 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- Faught) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Faught, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |