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 Handley (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 Handley. 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.
Handley is located in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Handley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Handley:
- Tarrant County (The home county of Handley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Pantego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dalworthington Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richland Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haltom City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Worth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgecliff Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Grand Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Estelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Grapevine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eagle Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrell Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Jim Town has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
- Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
- Jim Town Junction
- Coppell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Southlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trophy Club
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marshall Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Flower Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Double Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bartonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Justin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Northlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Britton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Venus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Midlothian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Leaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Red Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sterrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sterrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Pecan Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Hood County
- Cresson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burleson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Briaroaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cross Timber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Egan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Joshua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coyote Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Godley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Azle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aledo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sanctuary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Reno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
- Willow Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Annetta North
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Annetta North is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Annetta South
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Annetta South is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Annetta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
- Hudson Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dicey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Briar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Rhome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Handley, see our County-by-County Page for Handley.
Cemeteries Near Handley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Handley.
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 Handley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Handley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Handley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Handley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Fort Worth.
- The Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #197271 <2>
- Rose Hill Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ray - Manship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birdville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moore Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Memorial Gardens
- The Moore Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- White Chapel Memorial Garden
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198314 <2>
- Tomlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gibbons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Handley had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Handley, with the one closest to Handley listed first.
- Ederville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ederville is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
- Kennedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Worth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Rendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rendon is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bransford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Saginaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 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 Handley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Handley.
Newspapers Published in Handley ...
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 213 newspapers that have been published in the area around Handley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Handley, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Handley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Handley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Tarrant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Hood County
- Johnson County
- Parker County
- Wise County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Handley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Handley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |