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 Gladewater Park (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 Gladewater Park. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Gladewater Park is located in Gregg 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 Gregg County: Harrison, Rusk, Smith & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Gladewater Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gladewater Park:
- Gregg County (The home county of Gladewater Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Gladewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Clarksville City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Warren City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Greggton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Teneryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Seven Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rolling Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Camp County
- Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Troup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Morton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Noonday
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Hallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Laird Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sexton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Pirtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Overton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jacobs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Friars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Selman City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Turnertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Starrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- New Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Arp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Omen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Wright City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Tyler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Swan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Wilkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Indian Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Gilmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kelsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Rosewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Graceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Delrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Hawkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Hainesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Perryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gladewater Park, see our County-by-County Page for Gladewater Park.
Cemeteries Near Gladewater Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladewater Park.
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 Gladewater Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gladewater Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alsup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <2>
- Mings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gladewater Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosedale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gladewater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6471 <2>
- Pinkston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Britton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- The Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5330 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strong Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Gladewater Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gladewater Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gladewater Park, with the one closest to Gladewater Park listed first.
- Gladewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- West Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Starrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hawkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pirtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gladewater Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gladewater Park.
Newspapers Published in Gladewater Park ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladewater Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gladewater Park, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gladewater Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gladewater Park:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Gregg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cherokee County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Rusk County
- Smith County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gladewater Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gladewater Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |