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 Hutchins (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 Hutchins. 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 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 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.
Hutchins is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near Hutchins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hutchins:
- Dallas County (The home county of Hutchins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchins, with the one closest to Hutchins listed first.
- Wilmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kleberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Balch Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Ferris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seagoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- DeSoto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Jim Town has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Glenn Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchins, with the one closest to Hutchins listed first.
- Sachse
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Wylie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lavon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchins, with the one closest to Hutchins listed first.
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Oak Leaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Walnut Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Sterrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Ike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Boyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boyce is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Crisp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Sardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Waxahachie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Johnson County
- Lillian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchins, with the one closest to Hutchins listed first.
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talty
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Heath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Scurry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Post Oak Bend City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Kaufman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Grays Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Navarro County
- Rice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchins, with the one closest to Hutchins listed first.
- McLendon - Chisholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Rockwall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Blackland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Fate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hutchins, with the one closest to Hutchins listed first.
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Euless
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- University Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Dalworthington Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pantego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Colleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hutchins, see our County-by-County Page for Hutchins.
Cemeteries Near Hutchins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hutchins.
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 Hutchins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hutchins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hutchins, with the one closest to Hutchins listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Samuell - Crawford Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rawlins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carver Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Land Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Land Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Land Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- The Laurel Land Memorial Park has also been known as:
- New Oak Cliff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4768 <2>
- Ferris Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pruitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butler Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5681 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hutchins had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hutchins had a population of 6,020 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hutchins, with the one closest to Hutchins listed first.
- Wilmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kleberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Rylie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rylie is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Ferris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- DeSoto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seagoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Cliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Duncanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ovilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hutchins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hutchins.
Newspapers Published in Hutchins ...
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 311 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hutchins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hutchins, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hutchins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hutchins:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Ellis County
- Johnson County
- Kaufman County
- Navarro County
- Rockwall County
- Tarrant 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 Hutchins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hutchins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |