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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 Fowlkes (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 Fowlkes. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fowlkes is located in Wichita 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 Wichita County: Cotton (OK), Tillman (OK), Archer, Clay & Wilbarger.

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

  • Wichita County     (The home county of Fowlkes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Electra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Iowa Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kamay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clara
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Clara is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
    • Pleasant Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Burkburnett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cashion Community
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Wichita Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Archer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Holliday
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dundee is located in Archer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Lakeside City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
    • Archer City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Thornberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Dean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Dean is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jolly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jolly is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Wilbarger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Harrold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Oklaunion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
  • Cotton County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Devol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Devol is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devol <1>
    • Randlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cookietown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cookietown is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
  • Tillman County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Grandfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Loveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Davidson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollister
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Frederick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Fowlkes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowlkes.

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

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

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

  • Beavercreek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beavercreek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the south of Electra.
    • The Beavercreek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298 <3>
  • Ronda Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clara Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Iowa Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4219 <3>
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Evart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Harrold Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holliday Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holliday Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Holliday.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #230113 <3>
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Burkburnett Memorial Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...

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

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

  • Iowa Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harrold
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holliday
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dundee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dundee is located in Archer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Wichita Falls
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Oklaunion
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornberry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Thornberry is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
  • Vernon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
  • Archer City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jolly
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jolly is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people

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

Newspapers Published in Fowlkes ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowlkes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowlkes, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowlkes.

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 Fowlkes:

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