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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 Hoop and Holler (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 Hoop and Holler. 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.

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.

Hoop and Holler is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Chambers, Hardin, Harris, Montgomery, Polk & San Jacinto.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Hoop and Holler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoop and Holler, with the one closest to Hoop and Holler listed first.
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
    • Rye
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Romayor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Rayburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
    • Coushatta Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
    • Mariam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mariam is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
    • Hardin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • North Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Hull
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoop and Holler, with the one closest to Hoop and Holler listed first.
    • Votaw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thicket
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Batson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kountze
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sour Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • Splendora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoop and Holler, with the one closest to Hoop and Holler listed first.
    • Ace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Shade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
    • Schwab City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
    • Dallardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Goodrich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
    • Livingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Livingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
    • New Willard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
    • Leggett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Seven Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoop and Holler, with the one closest to Hoop and Holler listed first.
    • Shepherd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Coldspring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Laurel Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Evergreen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoop and Holler, with the one closest to Hoop and Holler listed first.
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe North
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Hillister
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Doucette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hoop and Holler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoop and Holler.

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 Hoop and Holler - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hank Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McNulty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fields Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Felps Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Station Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coley Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Moss Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Camp Ruby Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Peebles Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Boothe Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lums Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Dallardsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodrich
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shepherd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Saratoga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Keno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Keno is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Village Mills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Livingston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyatt
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
  • Warren
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coldspring
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Leggett
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hillister
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kountze
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hortense
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hortense is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense

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

Newspapers Published in Hoop and Holler ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoop and Holler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoop and Holler, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoop and Holler.

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 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 Hoop and Holler:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoop and Holler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Hoop and Holler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.