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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 Gribble (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 Gribble. 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 and doctors 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.

Gribble 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 Gribble. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gribble:

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Gribble)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gribble, with the one closest to Gribble listed first.
    • Farmers Branch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Irving
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Addison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coppell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Estelle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Eagle Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • University Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dallas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
    • Grapevine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gribble, with the one closest to Gribble listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Plano
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Frisco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sachse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Allen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Murphy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Parker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockhill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Saint Paul
      (23 miles [37 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
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gribble, with the one closest to Gribble listed first.
    • The Colony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Southlake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Flower Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Double Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Bartonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Copper Canyon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Dallas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Trophy Club
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gribble, with the one closest to Gribble listed first.
    • Britton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Red Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Oak Leaf
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Mansfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Midlothian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gribble, with the one closest to Gribble listed first.
    • Heath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Forney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gribble, with the one closest to Gribble listed first.
    • Rockwall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mobile City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Fate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gribble, with the one closest to Gribble listed first.
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Euless
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Colleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bransford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • University Park Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Keller
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • North Richland Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Gribble ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gribble.

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

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

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

  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Keenan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
    • The Keenan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Farmers Branch Cemetery
    • Farmers Branch Keenan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253203 <2>
  • Dallas City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Letot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown Hill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Northaven Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Garvin Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltop Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Perry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Thomas Park Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Farmers Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Estelle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Sowers ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Coppell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Dallas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
  • Rawlins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • Richardson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Renner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Renner is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
  • Hebron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Grapevine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Grand Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Cliff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff

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

Newspapers Published in Gribble ...

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 274 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gribble.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gribble, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gribble.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Gribble:

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 Gribble, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gribble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.