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 Hide-A-Way Lake (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 Hide-A-Way Lake. 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 Hide-A-Way Lake ...
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 Hide-A-Way Lake: Hide A Way Lk.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hide-A-Way Lake is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Hide-A-Way Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hide-A-Way Lake:
- Smith County (The home county of Hide-A-Way Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Hideaway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Carroll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Lindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Red Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Tyler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Noonday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Gresham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Starrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Lee Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Anderson County
- Frankston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Bullard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Troup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Liberty City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Gladewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Chandler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Leagueville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Murchison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- LaRue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poynor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Big Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Wilkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Rhonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Pritchett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Rosewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Grice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Kelsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Van
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Edom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Saline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tundra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Hawkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Quitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Alba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Stout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Gunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Coke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hide-A-Way Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Hide-A-Way Lake.
Cemeteries Near Hide-A-Way Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hide-A-Way Lake.
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 Hide-A-Way Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hide-A-Way Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Sylvan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lindale City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sitton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- The Sitton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery (African-American)
- Nebo Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bunkley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flewellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flewellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Damascus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wood / Verner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Valley Cemetery (African-American)
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hide-A-Way Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hide-A-Way Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hide-A-Way Lake, with the one closest to Hide-A-Way Lake listed first.
- Mount Sylvan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Carroll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Lindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Edom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pruitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Brownsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hide-A-Way Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hide-A-Way Lake.
Newspapers Published in Hide-A-Way Lake ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hide-A-Way Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hide-A-Way Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hide-A-Way Lake.
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 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 Hide-A-Way Lake:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood 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> | 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 Hide-A-Way Lake, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hide-A-Way Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |