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 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 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 may 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)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Valdasta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Altoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Melissa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Anna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- 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)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- 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)
- Orangeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- 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)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- 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)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- 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)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Cannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Kentucky Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Tom Bean
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whiterock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Howe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Bells
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tribune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Dorchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- 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)
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Caddo Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Wolfe City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hendrix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Aberfoyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- South Sulphur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Kaufman County
- Heath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Mobile City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blackland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- McLendon - Chisholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- 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.
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 Fayburg - one of the links might be able to help.
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 Richard Cemetery
- The Richard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Richards Cemetery
- Old Grounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Liberty Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Farmersville.
- The Old Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4825 <3>
- 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 Twin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Twin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast 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 <3>
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Winkle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Princeton.
- Rike Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (299 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.<4>
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)
- Verona is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Blue Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Altoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Merit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Farmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lane is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Nobility
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nobility is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobility
- Delba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delba is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delba
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Melissa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pilot Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Wagner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wagner is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
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]<2>. 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 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 Fayburg:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Collin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rockwall 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fayburg) 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 Fayburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |