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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Guys Store (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 Guys Store. 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.

Name Variations for Guys Store ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

While the name of this community is Guys Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Guys Store may originally have been Guy's Store.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Guys Store might be written as Guy Store.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Guys Store is located in Leon 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 Leon County: Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Limestone, Madison & Robertson.

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

  • Leon County     (The home county of Guys Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys Store, with the one closest to Guys Store listed first.
    • Centerview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Middleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Centerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Russell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Leona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flynn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Normangee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wealthy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
  • Anderson County
    • Long Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys Store, with the one closest to Guys Store listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Donie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanely
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys Store, with the one closest to Guys Store listed first.
    • Austonio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Porter Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
    • Cooper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Crockett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lovelady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Latexo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Grapeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys Store, with the one closest to Guys Store listed first.
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Madisonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • George
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • North Zulch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • Robertson County
    • Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Walker County
    • Kittrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell

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

Cemeteries Near Guys Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guys Store.

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 Guys Store - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Thomason Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Burton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holleman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Spillerville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Durst Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bogg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Culton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Makamsom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tan Yard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Guys Store had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Middleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Ash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ash is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Russell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Porter Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Midway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Connor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Connor is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
  • Madisonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Keechi
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Keechi is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Buffalo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crockett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Guys Store ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guys Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guys Store, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guys Store.

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 Guys Store:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Guys Store, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Guys Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.