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 Fox (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 Fox. 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 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.
Fox is located in Parker 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 Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Fox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox:
- Parker County (The home county of Fox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lemley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemley is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
- Weatherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Cool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cool is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Millsap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adell is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Authon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Authon is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
- Peaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dicey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Hudson Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Erath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Bluff Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Oak Trail Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
- Lipan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Cresson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tolar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- DeCordova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Pecan Plantation
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Jack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Gibtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gibtown is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
- Westbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westbrook is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Perrin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wizard Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
- Palo Pinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wolters Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
- Salesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
- Brazos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
- Santo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Pinto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Lakeside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
- Pelican Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- White Settlement
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Benbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Worth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
- Saint Francis Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westover Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Westworth Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
- Westworth Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pecan Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
- Primrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Boonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boonsville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
- Briar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Runaway Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox, see our County-by-County Page for Fox.
Cemeteries Near Fox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox.
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 Fox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- County Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brashears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Authon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- City Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Greenwood Cemetery
- The City Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old City Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Fondren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Millsap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Fox in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Lemley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemley is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
- Millsap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Weatherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Authon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Authon is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
- Peaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adell is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Earls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Earls is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buckner is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Dicey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carter is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Brazos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
- Annetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox.
Newspapers Published in Fox ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox.
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 Fox:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Parker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erath County
- Hood County
- Jack County
- Palo Pinto County
- Tarrant County
- Wise 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> | 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 Fox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Fox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |