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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 Horton (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 Horton. 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 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.

Horton is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt & Lamar.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Horton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Needmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Klondike
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Cooper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecan Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ben Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Enloe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Lake Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Ladonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dial
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Silver City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Gober
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hail
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Honey Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bailey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Windom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Leonard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dodd City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Peerless
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Ridgeway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Cumby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Posey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Brashear
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Palestine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Birthright
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Rockdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Divide
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Sulphur Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Miller Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Commerce
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Yowell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Jardin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Fairlie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Campbell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sulphur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Neylandville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Aberfoyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Jacobia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • Wolfe City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • White Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Roxton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gadston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Howland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Broadway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Petty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Ambia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • High
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Atlas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Glory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Brookston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Taylor Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • East Tawakoni
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Hooker Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • Emory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Flats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Yantis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter

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

Cemeteries Near Horton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horton.

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 Horton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rosemound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Klondike Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sonora Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scatter Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lindley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brigham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>

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

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

  • Commerce
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Needmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Needmore is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Gough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gough is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
  • Ridgeway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Peerless
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Jardin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jardin is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
  • Campbell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • South Sulphur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
  • Neylandville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Addran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Addran is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
  • Aberfoyle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pecan Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ladonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacobia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia

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

Newspapers Published in Horton ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horton.

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 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 Horton:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Horton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.