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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 Hyatt (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 Hyatt. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hyatt is located in Tyler 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 Tyler County: Angelina, Hardin, Jasper & Polk.

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

  • Tyler County     (The home county of Hyatt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Warren
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillister
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Ivanhoe North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Fred
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spurger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Doucette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Town Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Colmesneil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Village Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kountze
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Thicket
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Votaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Silsbee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lumberton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Batson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Loeb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Loeb is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
    • Rose Hill Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Sour Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Evadale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Buna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Call Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
    • Bunker Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Kirbyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Bevil Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Voth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Romayor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Oak Shade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
    • Dallardsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Ace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Schwab City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
    • Barnes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Lily Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
    • Barnum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Camden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hyatt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hyatt.

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

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

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

  • Hyatt Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hyatt Community Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Warren.
    • The Hyatt Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hyatt Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484789 <3>
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Warren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bumstead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Village Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Allison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Justis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • McNeely Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • William W. Hart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Baker & Nolan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hyatt had a population of 429 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Warren
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Village Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillister
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kountze
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dallardsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Spurger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • Town Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • Saratoga
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Colmesneil
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Beech Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Hortense
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hortense is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
    • Chester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Hyatt ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hyatt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hyatt, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hyatt.

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 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 Hyatt:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hyatt) 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 Hyatt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.