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 Fincastle (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 Fincastle. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Fincastle is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Anderson, Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro, Smith & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Fincastle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fincastle:
- Henderson County (The home county of Fincastle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fincastle, with the one closest to Fincastle listed first.
- Poynor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coffee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Moore Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Berryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- LaRue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leagueville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Brownsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Murchison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fincastle, with the one closest to Fincastle listed first.
- Frankston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Brushy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Elmwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Pert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Todd City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Elmtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Bois d'Arc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Neches
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montalba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fincastle, with the one closest to Fincastle listed first.
- Cherokee Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cuney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Gould
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Troup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Blackjack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fincastle, with the one closest to Fincastle listed first.
- Dogwood City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Teaselville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Lee Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Noonday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Swan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Hideaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Lindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fincastle, with the one closest to Fincastle listed first.
- Edom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ben Wheeler
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Van
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Tundra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fincastle, see our County-by-County Page for Fincastle.
Cemeteries Near Fincastle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fincastle.
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 Fincastle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fincastle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fincastle, with the one closest to Fincastle listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poynor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor Cemetery
- The Poynor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poynor Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6148 <2>
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frankston City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bacon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Frankston.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sand Flat Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981833 <2>
- Wofford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Allen Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leagueville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Fincastle had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fincastle, with the one closest to Fincastle listed first.
- Berryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Fosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Brownsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murchison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Selman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fincastle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fincastle.
Newspapers Published in Fincastle ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fincastle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fincastle, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fincastle.
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 Fincastle:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Smith County
- Van Zandt 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fincastle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fincastle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |