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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 Huff Creek (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 Huff Creek. 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 Huff Creek ...

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 Huff Creek: Huff Crk. (or less commonly used: Huff Ck. or Huff Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Huff Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huff Creek.

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Huff Creek is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Angelina, Hardin, Newton, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine & Tyler.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Huff Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huff Creek, with the one closest to Huff Creek listed first.
    • Jasper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sam Rayburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Browndell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Beech Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Harveytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Kirbyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Call Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
  • Angelina County
    • Parker Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huff Creek, with the one closest to Huff Creek listed first.
    • Newton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shanklerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Wiergate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burkeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bleakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
    • Bon Wier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hughes is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Call
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • South Toledo Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Toledo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Sabine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huff Creek, with the one closest to Huff Creek listed first.
    • Brookeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairmount
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Mason
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Pineland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hemphill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bronson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huff Creek, with the one closest to Huff Creek listed first.
    • Powell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huff Creek, with the one closest to Huff Creek listed first.
    • Town Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Spurger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fred
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • Merryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Vernon Parish (LA)

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

Cemeteries Near Huff Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huff Creek.

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 Huff Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cole Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Big Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jasper City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Good Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gilgal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Frisby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trotti Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ryalis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bay Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kyle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Shanklerville Community Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Byerly Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Campground Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Huff Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huff Creek.

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

  • Farrsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Farrsville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Newton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Erin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Erin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Burkeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Beech Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Magnolia Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Brookeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bleakwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
  • Town Bluff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • Fairmount
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Belgrade
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belgrade is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spurger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Toledo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Hemphill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Huff Creek ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huff Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huff Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huff Creek.

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 Huff Creek:

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- Huff Creek) 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 Huff Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.