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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 Hackberry (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 Hackberry. 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 doctors and 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.

Hackberry is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Hackberry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackberry, with the one closest to Hackberry listed first.
    • Little Elm
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Oak Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Colony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Providence Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Hickory Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Dallas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Highland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackberry, with the one closest to Hackberry listed first.
    • Frisco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rockhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Hebron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Prosper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrollton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rhea Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Allen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Celina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • McKinney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackberry, with the one closest to Hackberry listed first.
    • Hemming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Burns City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Valley View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackberry, with the one closest to Hackberry listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Coppell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Richardson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Estelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Irving
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • University Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackberry, with the one closest to Hackberry listed first.
    • Tioga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Gunter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Collinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Howe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackberry, with the one closest to Hackberry listed first.
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Bransford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Colleyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Euless
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Keller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Hurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • North Richland Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Haslet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Watauga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackberry, with the one closest to Hackberry listed first.
    • Slidell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • New Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview

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

Cemeteries Near Hackberry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hackberry.

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

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

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

  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonntag Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ritter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Swisher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Baccus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Cemetery Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chinn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin 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>

While we didn't find Hackberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hackberry.

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

  • Little Elm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Navo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Navo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Parvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Parvin is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Lewisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mingo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Trinity Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Carrollton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Aubrey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mustang
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mustang is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bartonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Coppell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Renner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Renner is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner

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

Newspapers Published in Hackberry ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hackberry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hackberry, 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 Hackberry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hackberry:

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 Hackberry, 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 from Point A (ie- Hackberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.