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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 Henrys Chapel (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 Henrys Chapel. 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 Henrys Chapel ...

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.

While the name of this community is Henrys Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Henrys Chapel may originally have been Henry's Chapel.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Henrys Chapel might be written as Henry Chapel.

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 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.

Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.

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

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Henrys Chapel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Chapel, with the one closest to Henrys Chapel listed first.
    • Troup
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Griffin
      • From Henrys Chapel to Griffin
    • Blackjack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gould
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Summerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
      • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <2>
    • Mixon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mixon
      • From Henrys Chapel to Mixon
    • Ponta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Selman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gallatin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Turney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
      • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <2>
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Chapel, with the one closest to Henrys Chapel listed first.
    • Frankston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Todd City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Chapel, with the one closest to Henrys Chapel listed first.
    • Kilgore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
    • Elderville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <2>
    • Clarksville City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
      • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Gladewater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Greggton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Chapel, with the one closest to Henrys Chapel listed first.
    • Berryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berryville
      • From Henrys Chapel to Berryville
    • Coffee City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Chandler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Chapel, with the one closest to Henrys Chapel listed first.
    • Sacul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul
      • Sacul is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacul <2>
    • Dextra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dextra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dextra
      • From Henrys Chapel to Dextra
    • Cushing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <2>
    • Looneyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trawick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trawick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trawick
      • From Henrys Chapel to Trawick
    • Nat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Panola County
  • Rusk County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henrys Chapel, with the one closest to Henrys Chapel listed first.
    • Sinclair City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinclair City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
    • Wright City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in Smith County
    • Arp
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Omen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <2>
    • New Chapel Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
      • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
    • Jamestown ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jamestown has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jamestown
      • From Henrys Chapel to Jamestown
    • Flint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Browning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gresham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Teaselville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Noonday
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people

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

Cemeteries Near Henrys Chapel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henrys Chapel.

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 Henrys Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<7>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Henrys Chapel ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henrys Chapel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henrys Chapel, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henrys Chapel.

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 Henrys Chapel:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Henrys Chapel. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Henrys Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henrys Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1086, Longitude: -95.0441    
<6>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.
<7>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 Henrys Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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