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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/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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Panola 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 Panola County: Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Harrison, Rusk & Shelby.

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

  • Panola County     (The home county of Horton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • De Berry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Midyett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Beckville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Panola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Carthage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Delray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Murvaul
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Clayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Buncome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Gary City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Easton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Elderville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Lakeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Longview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fredonia is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Elysian Fields
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Scottsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waskom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nesbitt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Lansing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Woodlawn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Noonday
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Karnack
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pope City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Tatum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pinehill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Brachfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Caledonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Tenaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Joaquin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Timpson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Haslam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Bethany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Edgewood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Keithville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Reisor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Western Hills Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Western Hills Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Longwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Silver Pine Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Summer Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Keachi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Longstreet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonewall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gloster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Logansport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville

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.

  • Walnut Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Grand Bluff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Welaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bracken Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gill Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Markrider Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingram Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.

  • De Berry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elysian Fields
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Midyett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • Beckville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tatum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Delray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Deadwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Centennial
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Centennial is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Bethany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Marshall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Scottsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Waskom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Play
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Play is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play

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 38 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 28 miles [45.1 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 first visit 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 '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- 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.