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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 Graford (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 Graford. 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 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.

Graford is located in Palo Pinto County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Palo Pinto County: Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Parker, Stephens & Young.

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

  • Palo Pinto County     (The home county of Graford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graford, with the one closest to Graford listed first.
    • Salesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Palo Pinto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
    • Mineral Wells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Brazos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Santo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Gordon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Mingus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
    • Strawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graford, with the one closest to Graford listed first.
    • Perrin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bob Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Bryson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
    • Gibtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Jacksboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Westbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Jermyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wizard Wells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graford, with the one closest to Graford listed first.
    • Whitt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Cool
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Authon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Millsap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Peaster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Poolville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
    • Agnes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Dennis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Weatherford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
      • Carter is located in Parker County
  • Stephens County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graford, with the one closest to Graford listed first.
    • Boonsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Runaway Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
      • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <2>
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graford, with the one closest to Graford listed first.
    • Bunger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
      • Bunger is located in Young County
    • Graham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
    • South Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Loving
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eliasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
      • Eliasville is located in Young County

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

Cemeteries Near Graford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graford.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lu Queen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lu Queen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lu Queen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halsell Ranch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsell Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsell Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bartons Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartons Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Hollow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McAdams Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAdams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAdams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Staggs Prairie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hittson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hittson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hittson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (113 more) ...
    • Pollard Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodland Park Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Perrino Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perrino Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perrino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Graford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graford.

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

  • Oran
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Salesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Palo Pinto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
  • Mineral Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
    • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
  • Whitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
    • Whitt is located in Parker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
  • Garner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Parker County
  • Bryson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
    • Bryson is located in Jack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
  • Authon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Authon is located in Parker County
  • Joplin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
  • Millsap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Adell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Adell is located in Parker County
  • Brazos
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jacksboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lemley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Peaster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Graford ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Graford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Graford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Graford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Graford.

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 helpful 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 Graford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Graford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Graford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9375, Longitude: -98.2475       In this case, the coordinates for Graford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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