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 Hoot (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 Hoot. 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 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.
Hoot is located in Bowie 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 Bowie County: Little River (AR), Miller (AR), McCurtain (OK), Cass, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Hoot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoot:
- Bowie County (The home county of Hoot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Sulphur
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Wake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Texarkana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Redwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Hooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Redbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Domino
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bloomburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Queen City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglassville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bivins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huffins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- McLeod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bryans Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hempstead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Sheppard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Patmos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Howard County (AR)
- Saratoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lafayette County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Gin City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Kress City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Walnut Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bradley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashdown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <1>
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Texarkana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Rondo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doddridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Capps City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Zylks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Ida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rodessa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Missionary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoot, see our County-by-County Page for Hoot.
Cemeteries Near Hoot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoot.
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 Hoot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Domino Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Texarkana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6465 <2>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nash Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Oba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Polk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Fair Haven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapelwood Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- State Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Hoot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoot, with the one closest to Hoot listed first.
- Sulphur
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Eylau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Texarkana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Texarkana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fouke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Lanark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Boggy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggy is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
- Mandeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Queen City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McKinney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McKinney is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks
(16 miles [25.7 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 Hoot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoot.
Newspapers Published in Hoot ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoot, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoot.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hoot:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bowie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Caddo 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> | 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 Hoot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hoot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |