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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 Huntington (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 Huntington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Huntington is located in Angelina 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 Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

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

  • Angelina County     (The home county of Huntington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
    • Oak Flat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Rocky Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Homer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Homer is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Dunagan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Dunagan is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
    • Bald Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
    • Alco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Alco is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Thomas Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
    • Ora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ewing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ewing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Herty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Herty is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
    • Beulah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beulah is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Boynton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
    • Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Houston County
    • Hagerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Jasper County
    • Harveytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
    • Etoile
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Chireno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nacogdoches
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Attoyac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Swift
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Alazan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
    • Martinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Redfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Appleby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
    • Skinner Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Barnum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Corrigan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Barnes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Lily Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
    • Moscow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
    • Broaddus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Denning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Maxey Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Powell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
    • Apple Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Helmic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Centralia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
    • Peach Tree Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Colmesneil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Huntington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntington.

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

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

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

  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Huntington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rocky Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Treadwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Carrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Homer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fielder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Traweek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Naren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shawnee Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McClure Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Ozias Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shofner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Baron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Homer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Ora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ora is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Lufkin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <1>
  • Burke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Burke is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Etoile
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Keltys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
  • Woden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clawson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
  • Zana ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Zana is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • Chireno
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Melrose
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Pollok
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rockland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockland is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Nacogdoches
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Barnum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum

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

Newspapers Published in Huntington ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntington, 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 Huntington.

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 helpful 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 Huntington:

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