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 Harts Bluff (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 Harts Bluff. 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.
Name Variations for Harts Bluff ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Harts Bluff: Harts Blf. (or less commonly used: Harts Bluf.)
- While the name of this community is Harts Bluff, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Harts Bluff may originally have been Hart's Bluff.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Harts Bluff might be written as Hart Bluff.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Harts Bluff is located in Red River 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 Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.
Below are the counties that are near Harts Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harts Bluff:
- Red River County (The home county of Harts Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Boxelder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Cuthand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Annona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Avery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bogata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Halesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bagwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Detroit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- De Kalb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Simms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Harvard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Rocky Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Bryans Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Hagansport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Sulphur Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saltillo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Nelta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Deport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pattonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Taylor Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Blossom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Omaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
- Rocky Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Cason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Daingerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Talco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harts Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Harts Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Harts Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harts Bluff.
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 Harts Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harts Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Deshiell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fogelman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cuthand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cuthand.
- The Cuthand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garvinsville Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968428 <3>
- Springhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dillard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wooten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roundtree Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Medford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savannah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Academy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Harts Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harts Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harts Bluff, with the one closest to Harts Bluff listed first.
- Wilkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Cuthand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Argo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Annona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosalie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Cookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bogata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dalby Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Hagansport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harts Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harts Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Harts Bluff ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harts Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harts Bluff, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harts Bluff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Harts Bluff:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Red River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Lamar County
- Morris County
- Titus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Harts Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harts Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |