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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 Groesbeck (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 Groesbeck. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Groesbeck is located in Limestone County and is the County Seat.

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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

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

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Groesbeck)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groesbeck, with the one closest to Groesbeck listed first.
    • Otto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <1>
    • Stranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Reagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <1>
    • Marlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highbank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Freestone County
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groesbeck, with the one closest to Groesbeck listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
      • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <1>
    • Hubbard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <1>
  • Leon County
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groesbeck, with the one closest to Groesbeck listed first.
    • Mart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Hallsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Riesel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
      • Riesel is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <1>
    • Elk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Axtell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harrison
      • From Groesbeck to Harrison
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groesbeck, with the one closest to Groesbeck listed first.
    • Pursley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pursley
      • From Groesbeck to Pursley
    • Dawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <1>
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Purdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groesbeck, with the one closest to Groesbeck listed first.
    • Seale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seale
      • From Groesbeck to Seale
    • Bremond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Groesbeck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Groesbeck.

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

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

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Faulkenberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ft. Parker Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phifer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phifer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phifer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pippin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pippin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pippin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plummers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plummers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plummers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Lenamon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenamon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenamon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes & Hyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Horn Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Groesbeck had a population of 663 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Groesbeck had a population of 4,173 people.

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

  • Horn Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
    • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Prairie Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Thornton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Personville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mexia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Frosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
  • Oletha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oletha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
  • Cotton Gin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kosse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Farrar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tehuacana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Stranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seale
      • From Groesbeck to Seale
    • Prairie Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
      • Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Groesbeck ...

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 Groesbeck.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Groesbeck. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Groesbeck and those printed in the larger area surrounding Groesbeck.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Groesbeck.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Groesbeck:

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

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

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 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.
<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>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- Groesbeck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Groesbeck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5238, Longitude: -96.5346    
<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 Groesbeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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