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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 Granville (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 Granville. 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.

Granville is located in Angelina 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 Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

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

  • Angelina County     (The home county of Granville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Peavy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
      • Peavy is located in Angelina County
    • Blix
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
      • Blix is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blix
      • From Granville to Blix
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Angelina County
    • Hudson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Angelina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
    • Burke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
    • Keltys
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
      • Keltys is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keltys
      • From Granville to Keltys
    • Lufkin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Diboll
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Angelina County
    • Clawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
      • Clawson is located in Angelina County
    • Shady Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
    • Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weeping Mary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Hagerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hagerville
      • From Granville to Hagerville
    • Fog Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Ratcliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <3>
    • Tadmor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrison Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Weches
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weches. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weches
      • From Granville to Weches
    • Belott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Holly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holly
      • From Granville to Holly
  • Nacogdoches County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Skinner Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
    • Corrigan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
    • Moscow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
    • Barnum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnum
      • From Granville to Barnum
    • Lily Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Barnes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnes
      • From Granville to Barnes
    • Seven Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Apple Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Helmic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centralia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Lacy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Groveton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <3>
    • Friday
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
    • Peach Tree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Granville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granville.

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 Granville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McCarty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dubose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Largent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Largent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Largent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ryan Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Aldredge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitehouse Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emporia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Rowan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Poskey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Granville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Granville.

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

  • Burke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lufkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Keltys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keltys
    • From Granville to Keltys
  • Apple Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
  • Homer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Homer
    • From Granville to Homer
  • Pollok
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Centralia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
  • Hagerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hagerville
    • From Granville to Hagerville
  • Wells
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
  • Asia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
    • Asia is located in Polk County
  • Corrigan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Granville ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granville.

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 Granville:

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

The official website for Angelina County: www.angelinacounty.net/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Granville, 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- Granville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2814, Longitude: -94.8408       In this case, the coordinates for Granville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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