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 Floyd (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 Floyd. 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 and hospitals 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.
Floyd is located in Hunt 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 Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near Floyd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floyd:
- Hunt County (The home county of Floyd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Merit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caddo Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Hendrix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Celeste
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jacobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Neylandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Weiland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Josephine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Copeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frognot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Royse City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lavon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valdasta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Rowlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Sunnyvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Jot-Em-Down
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Klondike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gober
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orangeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ladonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edhube
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Whitewright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hail
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Pilot Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Cannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Kentucky Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Tom Bean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Cumby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Miller Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Brashear
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Poetry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Ables Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Heath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Terrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Fate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mobile City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(22 miles [35.4 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 Floyd, see our County-by-County Page for Floyd.
Cemeteries Near Floyd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floyd.
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 Floyd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Floyd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dugan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McWright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- David Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Tatum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aleo Cemetery
- Josephine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Money Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Farmersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McMinn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Du Laney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Floyd had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wagner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wagner is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- Merit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Josephine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Copeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Celeste
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lane is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Jacobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Floyd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floyd.
Newspapers Published in Floyd ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floyd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floyd, 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 Floyd.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Floyd:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hunt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Kaufman County
- Rains 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Floyd) 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 Floyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |