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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 Grandview (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 Grandview. 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.

Grandview is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Hood, Parker, Somervell & Tarrant.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Grandview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Cuba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Parker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Coyote Flats
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Alvarado
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rio Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Keene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Cleburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Egan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Lillian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Briaroaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cross Timber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Joshua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Kimball
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kopperl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Eulogy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Laguna Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Morgan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Ovilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenn Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shamrock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • DeSoto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Auburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Maypearl
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Venus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Boz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Milford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Italy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Forreston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Midlothian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Britton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Nash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Itasca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovelace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Carl's Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Blum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Brandon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Huron is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Peoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Mertens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Bynum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Fort Spunky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Pecan Plantation
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Frost
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blooming Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Somervell County
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Retta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Rendon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Everman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kennedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Primrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Edgecliff Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Forest Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Francis Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsons Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Wedgewood East
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Grandview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandview.

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

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

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

  • Grandview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Antioch Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Odom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boatright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Barnesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kinard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Files Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Duke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sand Flat Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Faulkenbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grandview had a population of 257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grandview had a population of 1,817 people.

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

  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Cuba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Covington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Itasca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Alvarado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Osceola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Osceola is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Derden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Derden is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
  • Rio Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Venus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Blanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanton is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Mountain Peak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
  • Cleburne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Boz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Egan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Blum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Grandview ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandview, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grandview.

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 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 Grandview:

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 Grandview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grandview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.