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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 Fayburg (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 Fayburg. 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 and doctors 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.

Fayburg is located in Collin County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.

Below are the counties that are near Fayburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fayburg:

  • Collin County     (The home county of Fayburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayburg, with the one closest to Fayburg listed first.
    • Blue Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Frognot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
    • Valdasta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <1>
    • Farmersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <1>
    • Princeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <1>
    • Sedalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
    • Melissa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Anna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
    • Lowry Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
      • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Parris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
      • Parris is located in Collin County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayburg, with the one closest to Fayburg listed first.
    • Rowlett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
      • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <1>
    • Garland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Richardson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayburg, with the one closest to Fayburg listed first.
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Leonard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <1>
    • Orangeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orangeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
    • Whitewright
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Randolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bailey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edhube
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County
    • Ector
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Savoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gober
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayburg, with the one closest to Fayburg listed first.
    • Pilot Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Kentucky Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
    • Tom Bean
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Whiterock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
    • Ida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
    • Howe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Luella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
    • Bells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
    • Gunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tribune
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tribune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
    • Dorchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Sherman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayburg, with the one closest to Fayburg listed first.
    • Merit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Celeste
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
      • Celeste is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <1>
    • Kingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
    • White Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
    • Caddo Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
      • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <1>
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacobia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
    • Wolfe City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hendrix
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
    • Aberfoyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
    • South Sulphur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sulphur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
  • Kaufman County
    • Heath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayburg, with the one closest to Fayburg listed first.
    • Fate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • Mobile City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
      • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <1>
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fayburg, see our County-by-County Page for Fayburg.

Cemeteries Near Fayburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayburg.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fayburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fayburg, with the one closest to Fayburg listed first.

  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Verona Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Richard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Cemetery
    • The Richard Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Richards Cemetery
  • Old Grounds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoga Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Twin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Farmersville.
    • The Twin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Honaker Cemetery
    • Honaker - Murchison Cemetery
    • Murchison Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1875823 <5>
  • Van Winkle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rike Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Housten Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Farmersville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tatum Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fayburg had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fayburg, with the one closest to Fayburg listed first.

  • Verona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Collin County
  • Blue Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Altoga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
    • Altoga is located in Collin County
  • Merit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
    • Pike is located in Collin County
  • Farmersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <1>
  • Lane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Hunt County
  • Nobility
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobility have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobility
    • Nobility is located in Fannin County
  • Delba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delba
    • Delba is located in Fannin County
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <1>
  • Sedalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Collin County
  • Melissa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pilot Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Floyd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Hunt County
    • Wagner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
      • Wagner is located in Hunt County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fayburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fayburg.

Newspapers Published in Fayburg ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayburg, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fayburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fayburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fayburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Fayburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fayburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2693, Longitude: -96.3878       In this case, the coordinates for Fayburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Fayburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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