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 Hickory Ridge (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 Hickory Ridge. 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 Hickory Ridge ...
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 Hickory Ridge: Hickory Rdg. (or less commonly used: Hickory Rdge. or Hickory Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Ridge.
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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hickory Ridge is located in Sabine 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 Sabine County: Sabine (LA), Jasper, Newton, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Hickory Ridge. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Ridge:
- Sabine County (The home county of Hickory Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Hemphill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pineland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brookeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bronson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosevine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Browndell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Browndell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sam Rayburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- South Toledo Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Burkeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wiergate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shanklerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shanklerville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- San Augustine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Rebecca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Powell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Sabine Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Toro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Negreet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Florien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
- Many
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Many is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
- Zwolle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Hornbeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anacoco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Evans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Savage Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
- Fertitta Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Llano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Billy Goat Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Elmwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Pickering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Fort Polk North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
- Pinewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Ridge.
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 Hickory Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark - Dickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Mattox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beechgrove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McMillion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hickory Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Burkeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hemphill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Caney is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Anacoco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Farrsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
- Negreet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Ridge ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Ridge, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Ridge.
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 Hickory Ridge:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Sabine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- San Augustine County
- Sabine Parish
- Vernon Parish
- 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> | 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 Hickory Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |