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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 Gustine (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 Gustine. 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 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 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.

Gustine is located in Comanche 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 Comanche County: Brown, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton & Mills.

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Gustine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gustine, with the one closest to Gustine listed first.
    • Energy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Proctor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Wilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Comanche
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Comyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • De Leon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Rucker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Sipe Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gustine, with the one closest to Gustine listed first.
    • Blanket
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Zephyr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coryell County
    • Evant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
      • Evant is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <1>
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gustine, with the one closest to Gustine listed first.
    • Gorman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <1>
    • Desdemona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gustine, with the one closest to Gustine listed first.
    • Dublin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
    • Alexander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Harbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Clairette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
    • Bunyan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Lingleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <1>
    • Duffau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
    • Stephenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gustine, with the one closest to Gustine listed first.
    • Pottsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <1>
    • Carlton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Hamilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <1>
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Whiteway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gustine, with the one closest to Gustine listed first.
    • Priddy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Center City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
      • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Bozar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
    • Mullin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Star
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Goldthwaite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gustine ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gustine.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gustine. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gustine and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gustine.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Gustine.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gustine:

Cemeteries Near Gustine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gustine.

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Baggett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baggett Cemetery
  • Albin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albin Cemetery
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
  • Luker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luker Cemetery
  • Energy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Energy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Energy Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Graham Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Chapel Cemetery
  • Reid Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Toliver Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toliver Cemetery
  • Continue List   (118 more) ...
    • Midway Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Barbee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Cemetery

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 in 1895, Gustine had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gustine had a population of 474 people.

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

  • Fleming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
  • Hazeldell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazeldell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
    • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
  • Newburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
  • Lamkin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
    • Lamkin is located in Comanche County
  • Wilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
  • Proctor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
  • Gentrys Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gentrys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
    • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
  • Indian Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
  • Pottsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <1>
  • Comanche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Priddy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Downing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Downing is located in Comanche County
    • Dublin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
    • Shive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
      • Shive is located in Hamilton County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gustine. 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>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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gustine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gustine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8457, Longitude: -98.4026       In this case, the coordinates for Gustine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Gustine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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