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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 Hasse (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 Hasse. 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 Hasse ...

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.

Hasse was originally named Cordwood Junction

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.

A Few Details for Hasse ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • The naming (or the toponymy) of Hasse: Named after O.H. Hasse, a railroad agent.
  • Hasse was settled in 1892.

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 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.

Hasse is located in Comanche 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 Comanche County: Brown, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton & Mills.

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Hasse)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hasse, with the one closest to Hasse listed first.
    • Proctor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Comanche
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gustine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Comyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • Newburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Wilson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • De Leon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Energy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sidney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Duster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Rucker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Sipe Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hasse, with the one closest to Hasse listed first.
    • Blanket
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Zephyr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • May
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Early
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hasse, with the one closest to Hasse listed first.
    • Gorman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Desdemona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Okra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
    • Kokomo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Rising Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Carbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hasse, with the one closest to Hasse listed first.
    • Dublin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunyan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Harbin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Alexander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Clairette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
    • Lingleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stephenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Duffau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hasse, with the one closest to Hasse listed first.
    • Carlton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pottsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
    • Hamilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <1>
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hasse, with the one closest to Hasse listed first.
    • Priddy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mullin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bozar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar

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

Cemeteries Near Hasse ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hasse.

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

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

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

  • Sardis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Luker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Graham Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reid Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Baggett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Comanche City Cemetery
    • Comanche / Oakwood Cemetery
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5705 <2>
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Proctor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Downing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Downing is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
  • Fleming
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
  • Gustine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazeldell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
  • Newburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • De Leon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Dublin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lamkin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamkin is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Highland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Highland is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Duster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Harbin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin

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

Newspapers Published in Hasse ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hasse.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hasse, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hasse.

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 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 Hasse:

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