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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 Hansford (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 Hansford. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Hansford is located in Hansford 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 Hansford County: Texas (OK), Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts & Sherman.

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

  • Hansford County     (The home county of Hansford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansford, with the one closest to Hansford listed first.
    • Spearman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gruver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
      • Gruver is located in Hansford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruver <1>
    • Morse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Morse is located in Hansford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <1>
  • Hutchinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansford, with the one closest to Hansford listed first.
    • Pringle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
      • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
    • Stinnett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
      • Stinnett is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stinnett <1>
  • Ochiltree County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansford, with the one closest to Hansford listed first.
    • Waka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Farnsworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ochiltree ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ochiltree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochiltree
      • Ochiltree is located in Ochiltree County
    • Perryton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas County (OK)
    • Hardesty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardesty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardesty
      • Hardesty is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardesty <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Hansford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hansford.

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

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

  • Hansford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gruver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holt Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lieb Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lieb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lieb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Black Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427 <4>
  • Waka Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the east of Perryton.
    • The Bethel Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379 <4>
  • Roy Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Frisco Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ochiltree Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ochiltree Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ochiltree Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the north of Perryton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5711 <4>
    • Range Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Range Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Palo Duro Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palo Duro Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palo Duro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hartsville Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hansford had a post office and no railroad service.

  • Ochiltree ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ochiltree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochiltree
    • Ochiltree is located in Ochiltree County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hansford ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hansford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hansford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hansford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hansford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Hansford.

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 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 Hansford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hansford. 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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Hansford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hansford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2014, Longitude: -101.3021       In this case, the coordinates for Hansford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Hansford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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