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 Harleton (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 Harleton. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Harleton is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Caddo (LA), Gregg, Marion, Panola, Rusk & Upshur.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Harleton. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harleton:
- Harrison County (The home county of Harleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Noonday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Nesbitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Pope City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Scottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Karnack
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Uncertain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Avinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hughes Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kildare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Teneryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Greggton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- East Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksville City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Warren City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Elderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Kellyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Sarber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Lone Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Daingerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Beckville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Tatum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laird Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Diana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ore City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Indian Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Gilmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- LaFayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Delrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harleton, see our County-by-County Page for Harleton.
Cemeteries Near Harleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harleton.
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 Harleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harleton Cornerstone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- The Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #509000 <2>
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Athens Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Athens Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hallsville.
- Ashland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Harleton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harleton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harleton, with the one closest to Harleton listed first.
- Diana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kellyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Orrs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harleton.
Newspapers Published in Harleton ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harleton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harleton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Harleton:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Gregg County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Upshur 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harleton) 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 Harleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |