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 Fruitdale (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 Fruitdale. 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 doctors and 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.
Fruitdale is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near Fruitdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fruitdale:
- Dallas County (The home county of Fruitdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Sargent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sargent is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hutchins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jim Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Jim Town has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
- Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
- Jim Town Junction
- Oak Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cockrell Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Balch Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duncanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sachse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Wylie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Lavon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Southlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flower Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Leaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Pecan Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Sterrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sterrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Walnut Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Britton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Midlothian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Waxahachie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson County
- Lillian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Forney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Talty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lone Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Rosser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak Bend City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Scurry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kaufman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Rockwall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Mobile City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Blackland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Fate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Euless
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- University Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dalworthington Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pantego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bransford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Kennedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fruitdale, see our County-by-County Page for Fruitdale.
Cemeteries Near Fruitdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fruitdale.
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 Fruitdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fruitdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Lisbon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laurel Land Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Land Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Land Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- The Laurel Land Memorial Park has also been known as:
- New Oak Cliff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4768 <2>
- Butler Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5681 <2>
- Oak Cliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Samuell - Crawford Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- W.W. Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emanu-El Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanu-El Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emanu-El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- The Emanu-El Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Temple Emanu-El Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3433 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3940 <2>
- Elmwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Grove Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fivemile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Fruitdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fruitdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fruitdale, with the one closest to Fruitdale listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hutchins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rylie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rylie is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
- Duncanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- DeSoto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kleberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Reinhardt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reinhardt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt
- Rawlins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eagle Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fruitdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fruitdale.
Newspapers Published in Fruitdale ...
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 296 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fruitdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fruitdale, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fruitdale.
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 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 Fruitdale:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Johnson 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 Fruitdale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fruitdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |