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 Hayward Junction (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 Hayward Junction. 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 Hayward Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hayward Junction: Hayward Jct. (or less commonly used: Hayward Jctn.)
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Hayward Junction is located in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Hayward Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayward Junction:
- Nacogdoches County (The home county of Hayward Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- Nacogdoches
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Alazan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Swift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Appleby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Woden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Trawick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fitze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- River Crest Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Platt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Davisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Moffitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Redland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Herty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Herty is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
- Keltys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Durant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Pollok
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- Wells
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reklaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Weeping Mary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hagerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Panola County
- Dotson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- Mount Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Oak Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Laneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Minden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- San Augustine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- Denning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Broaddus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Timpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Short
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Choice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayward Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Hayward Junction.
Cemeteries Near Hayward Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayward Junction.
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 Hayward Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayward Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- Wisner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moroney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arriola / Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola / Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arriola / Cook Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Nacogdoches.
- The Arriola / Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arriola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427562 <3>
- Lazarine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christian Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Nacogdoches.
- Fellowview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fellowview Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Nacogdoches and Woden. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Woden.
- The Fellowview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3567 <3>
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old North Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Nacogdoches.
- The Old North Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #282377 <3>
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hayward Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayward Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayward Junction, with the one closest to Hayward Junction listed first.
- Nacogdoches
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Woden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Appleby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Linn Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Fitze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Pollok
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Keltys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Looneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Lufkin
(17 miles [27.4 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 Hayward Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayward Junction.
Newspapers Published in Hayward Junction ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayward Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayward Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayward Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hayward Junction:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nacogdoches County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- San Augustine County
- Shelby 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> | 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- Hayward Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Nacogdoches and Woden. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | 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 Hayward Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |