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 Hurst (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 Hurst. 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 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.
Hurst is located in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Hurst. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hurst:
- Tarrant County (The home county of Hurst)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Bedford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Richland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Richland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bransford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Colleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Euless
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haltom City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Keller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Estelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Grapevine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Irving
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coppell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Cockrell Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Farmers Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Trinity Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Southlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trophy Club
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Flower Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Bartonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Double Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Northlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Copper Canyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corral City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Britton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Midlothian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Venus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Leaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Red Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Crowley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lillian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burleson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briaroaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cross Timber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Egan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Joshua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Azle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sanctuary
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Reno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
- Aledo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Annetta North
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Annetta North is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Annetta South
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Annetta South is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Annetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
- Dicey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Hudson Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Fairview is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former name for New Fairview:
- Fairview
- Bluett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluett is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
- Boyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hurst, see our County-by-County Page for Hurst.
Cemeteries Near Hurst ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hurst.
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 Hurst - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hurst covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Arwine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ray - Manship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tomlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moore Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Memorial Gardens
- The Moore Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- White Chapel Memorial Garden
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198314 <2>
- Parker Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Handley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Handley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Hurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hurst.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hurst, with the one closest to Hurst listed first.
- Bedford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Bransford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ederville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ederville is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
- Handley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Handley is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Grapevine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Worth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Saginaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 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 Hurst. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hurst.
Newspapers Published in Hurst ...
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 214 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurst.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hurst, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hurst.
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 Hurst:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Tarrant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Comanche County
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Johnson County
- Parker County
- Wise County
- 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 Hurst, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |