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 have occurred.
- 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 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.
Harts Bluff is located in Red River 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 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Cuthand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Annona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Red River County
- Bagwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Detroit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- De Kalb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Simms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Simms is located in Bowie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <3>
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Rocky Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <3>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
- Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <3>
- Saltillo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Nelta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <3>
- Pattonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Taylor Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Omaha is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <3>
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
- Rocky Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Cookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Cookville is located in Titus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <3>
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <3>
- Miller's Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- 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.
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 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deshiell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deshiell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fogelman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fogelman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fogelman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cuthand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
- Springhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dillard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shawnee Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wooten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooten Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wooten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Roundtree Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roundtree Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roundtree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilkes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Medford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Savannah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savannah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prairie Academy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Academy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Cuthand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Argo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Lydia is located in Red River County
- Annona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosalie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Cookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Cookville is located in Titus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <3>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Red River County
- Hagansport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
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]<7>. 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 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 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harts Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<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 Harts Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<7> | 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- Harts Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harts Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3973, Longitude: -94.9560 In this case, the coordinates for Harts Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |