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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Forest Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Grove.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Forest Grove is located in Collin 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 Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Grove:
- Collin County (The home county of Forest Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lucas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lowry Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKinney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Murphy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buckingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Rowlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
- Rawlins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Farmers Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- University Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- The Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hackberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Little Elm
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Providence Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Lincoln Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Oak Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Krugerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Krugerville is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Hickory Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aubrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Whitewright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Cannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Gunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Howe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tom Bean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Kentucky Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Tioga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Merit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Caddo Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hendrix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Union Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Celeste
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Heath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poetry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Rockwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Blackland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- McLendon - Chisholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Tarrant County
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Grove.
Cemeteries Near Forest Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scalf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stimson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams / Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milligan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Moulden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murphy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murphy / Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Lucas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKinney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murphy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Wylie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sachse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lavon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Copeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Altoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Grove.
Newspapers Published in Forest Grove ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Grove, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Grove.
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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Collin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Comanche County
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rockwall County
- Tarrant 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> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Forest Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |