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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 Floydada (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 Floydada. 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 and hospitals 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.

Floydada is located in Floyd County and is the County Seat.

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 Floyd County: Briscoe, Crosby, Dickens, Hale, Lubbock, Motley & Swisher.

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

  • Floyd County     (The home county of Floydada)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floydada, with the one closest to Floydada listed first.
    • Della Plain ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
    • Lockney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Dougherty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Aiken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sterley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sterley is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterley
    • Gray Mule ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Mule is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mule
  • Briscoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floydada, with the one closest to Floydada listed first.
    • Whitney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Whitney is located in Briscoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Quitaque
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floydada, with the one closest to Floydada listed first.
    • Cone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
    • Farmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Ralls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crosbyton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lorenzo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Savage is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Owens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Owens is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
  • Dickens County
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floydada, with the one closest to Floydada listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Seth Ward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
    • Plainview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hale Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Abernathy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floydada, with the one closest to Floydada listed first.
    • Becton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
    • Idalou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Motley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floydada, with the one closest to Floydada listed first.
    • Flomot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roaring Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Matador
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Swisher County
    • Claytonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville

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

Cemeteries Near Floydada ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floydada.

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 Floydada - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Floydada Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rushing Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cone Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Petersburg.
    • The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #150702 <2>
  • Becton Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Estacado Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ralls Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ralls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ralls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #229638 <2>
  • Lorenzo Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lorenzo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lorenzo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4943 <2>
  • Crosbyton Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosbyton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Crosbyton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3122 <2>
  • Keeter Graves
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Crosbyton.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crosbyton Colored Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #969411 <2>
    • Gray Mule Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Side Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Side Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lorenzo.
      • The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mount Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4942 <2>

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, Floydada had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Floydada had a population of 2,654 people.

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

  • Della Plain ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
  • Lockney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
  • Plainview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Matador
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Floydada ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floydada.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Floydada. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Floydada and those printed in the larger area surrounding Floydada.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Floydada.

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 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 Floydada:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Floydada) 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 Floydada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.