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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 Florence Hill (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 Florence Hill. 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 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.

Florence Hill 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 Florence Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Florence Hill:

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Florence Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
    • Grand Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Duncanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cockrell Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Oak Cliff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Shamrock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Eagle Ford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • DeSoto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenn Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
    • Southlake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Trophy Club
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Westlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Flower Mound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Roanoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Double Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bartonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Highland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Elizabethtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • The Colony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Copper Canyon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
    • Britton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Mansfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Midlothian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Leaf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Venus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sterrett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Pecan Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Waxahachie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ike
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Maypearl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
    • Lillian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Briaroaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Burleson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crowley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Egan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Joshua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Keene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Coyote Flats
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Cuba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Grandview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
    • Johnsons Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Arlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • University Park Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pantego
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Euless
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kennedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bedford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Hurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Rendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Forest Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Florence Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Florence Hill.

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 Florence Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Southland Cemetery (Old)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fugitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Southland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trees Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Rehoboth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Mansfield.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Jude's Catholic Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2705 <2>
    • Ford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Florence Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Florence Hill.

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

  • Grand Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Johnsons Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Cliff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Mansfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • DeSoto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Sowers ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Ovilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ederville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ederville is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
    • Handley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Handley is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
    • Kennedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Florence Hill ...

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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Florence Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Florence Hill, 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 Florence Hill.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Florence Hill:

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>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 Florence Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Florence Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.