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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 Forest Chapel (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 Forest Chapel. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Forest Chapel is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.

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

  • Lamar County     (The home county of Forest Chapel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Chapel, with the one closest to Forest Chapel listed first.
    • Razor
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Razor is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
    • Chicota
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Belk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Garretts Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
    • Arthur City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Midcity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Midcity is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
      • Midcity has also been known as:
      • Trout Spur
      • Trout
    • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
    • Powderly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caviness
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
    • Sumner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hinckley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Hopewell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Chapel, with the one closest to Forest Chapel listed first.
    • Ben Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Enloe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Chapel, with the one closest to Forest Chapel listed first.
    • Allen Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Telephone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Allens Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Carson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Honey Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dial
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Windom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Chapel, with the one closest to Forest Chapel listed first.
    • Kanawha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Addielou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
    • Detroit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Bagwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Atoka County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Chapel, with the one closest to Forest Chapel listed first.
    • Lone Pine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Farris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Chapel, with the one closest to Forest Chapel listed first.
    • Bennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Chapel, with the one closest to Forest Chapel listed first.
    • Grant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hugo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Soper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Soper is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <1>
    • Frogville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
    • Sawyer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <1>
    • Boswell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Boswell is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <1>
    • Virgil
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Apple
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Fort Towson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spencerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Swink
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pushmataha County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Chapel, with the one closest to Forest Chapel listed first.
    • Belzoni
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
    • Antlers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <1>
    • Ethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Rattan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <1>
    • Oleta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
    • Corinne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne

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

Cemeteries Near Forest Chapel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Chapel.

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 Forest Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Reid Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bluff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Casey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Community Hall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Caviness Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McEwin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Forest Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Chapel.

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

  • Chicota
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Powderly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arthur City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Emberson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Emberson is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
  • Sumner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hinckley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Direct
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Maxey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxey is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
  • Givens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Givens is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
  • Paris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Reno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Brookston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Monkstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Monkstown is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
    • High
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Ambia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia

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

Newspapers Published in Forest Chapel ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Chapel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Chapel, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Chapel.

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 Forest Chapel:

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 Forest Chapel, 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- Forest Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.