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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 Hanger (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 Hanger. 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 southwest 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 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.

Hanger is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

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

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Hanger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanger, with the one closest to Hanger listed first.
    • Gage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Basin Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Southmayd
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sadler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Locust
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Pottsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knollwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Cedar Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Gordonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandusky
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Dixie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Frontier Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanger, with the one closest to Hanger listed first.
    • Van Alstyne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Celina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Anna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
    • Sedalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Westminster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanger, with the one closest to Hanger listed first.
    • Dexter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Callisburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Oak Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Coesfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Lake Kiowa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Gainesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hemming
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Valley View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Denton County
    • Pilot Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanger, with the one closest to Hanger listed first.
    • Savoy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Whitewright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Orangeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Ector
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ravenna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanger, with the one closest to Hanger listed first.
    • Cartwright
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Colbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <1>
    • Platter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendrix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Achille
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kemp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <1>
    • Calera
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Calera is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
    • Mead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mead is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
    • Silo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Yarnaby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Durant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Durant is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <1>
  • Johnston County (OK)
    • Bee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanger, with the one closest to Hanger listed first.
    • Thackerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanger, with the one closest to Hanger listed first.
    • Shay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • McBride
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • New Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
    • Lebanon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Madill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Madill is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madill <1>
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Little City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City

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

Cemeteries Near Hanger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanger.

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

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Steedham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
  • Basin Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
  • Sadler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Southmayd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Gordonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandusky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Whitesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
  • Red Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
  • Ethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ethel is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Balm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Balm is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
    • Collinsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Denison
      (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 Hanger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanger.

Newspapers Published in Hanger ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanger.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanger, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanger.

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 Hanger:

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>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- Hanger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Hanger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.