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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 Fords Corner (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 Fords Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Fords Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Fords Corner: Fords Cor. (or less commonly used: Fords Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Fords Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fords Corner may originally have been Ford's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fords Corner might be written as Ford Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fords Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fords Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Fords Corner is located in San Augustine 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 San Augustine County: Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Sabine & Shelby.

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

  • San Augustine County     (The home county of Fords Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fords Corner, with the one closest to Fords Corner listed first.
    • Rebecca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • San Augustine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxey Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Denning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Broaddus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Powell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fords Corner, with the one closest to Fords Corner listed first.
    • Ora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Parker Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
    • Ewing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ewing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Boynton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fords Corner, with the one closest to Fords Corner listed first.
    • Browndell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Sam Rayburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Harveytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fords Corner, with the one closest to Fords Corner listed first.
    • Chireno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Attoyac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Martinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Etoile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Swift
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Woden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sabine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fords Corner, with the one closest to Fords Corner listed first.
    • Rosevine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Geneva
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bronson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Milam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hemphill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mason
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Brookeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairmount
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fords Corner, with the one closest to Fords Corner listed first.
    • Choice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Shelbyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Huxley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Short
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Campti
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Arcadia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fords Corner, with the one closest to Fords Corner listed first.
    • Noble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
    • Zwolle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <2>
    • Negreet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Converse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Scie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Toro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro

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

Cemeteries Near Fords Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fords Corner.

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 Fords Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Tebo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eddings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McMahon's Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hankla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bickley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartwright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sublett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (272 more) ...
    • Rosevine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gasby New Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dennis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

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

  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sexton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sexton is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
  • San Augustine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Patroon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Patroon is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
  • Macune
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Macune is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
  • Milam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • East Hamilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Hamilton is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
  • Hemphill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Denning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Ironosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
  • Shelbyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Short
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chireno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Brookeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Fords Corner ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fords Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fords Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fords Corner.

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 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 Fords Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fords Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Fords Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.