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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 Ike (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 Ike. 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 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 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.

Ike is located in Ellis County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ellis County: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro & Tarrant.

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

  • Ellis County     (The home county of Ike)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ike, with the one closest to Ike listed first.
    • Boyce
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
    • Waxahachie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Palmer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
    • Sterrett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Pecan Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Garrett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Howard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
    • Sardis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Red Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <1>
    • Oak Leaf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Nash
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Ennis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bardwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
      • Bardwell is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <1>
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ike, with the one closest to Ike listed first.
    • Ferris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Ferris is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <1>
    • Glenn Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Heights
      • Glenn Heights is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn Heights <1>
    • Ovilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovilla
      • Ovilla is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovilla <1>
    • DeSoto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <1>
    • Wilmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <1>
    • Shamrock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
    • Cedar Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hutchins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchins <1>
    • Duncanville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Combine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
      • Combine is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Kleberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
      • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ike, with the one closest to Ike listed first.
    • Mertens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertens
      • Mertens is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mertens <1>
    • Brandon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <1>
    • Carl's Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Itasca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Irene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
      • Irene is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <1>
    • Lovelace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ike, with the one closest to Ike listed first.
    • Alvarado
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <1>
    • Grandview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <1>
    • Lillian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
      • Lillian is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillian <1>
    • Cuba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
    • Coyote Flats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ike, with the one closest to Ike listed first.
    • Rosser
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser
      • Rosser is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosser <1>
    • Cottonwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Scurry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scurry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurry
      • Scurry is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scurry <1>
    • Grays Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
      • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Crandall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Crandall is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <1>
    • Styx
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
      • Styx is located in Kaufman County
    • Oak Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Stubbs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stubbs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
      • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
    • Forney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kaufman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
    • Talty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak Bend City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
      • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ike, with the one closest to Ike listed first.
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
    • Rice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
    • Emhouse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
      • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Blooming Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
      • Blooming Grove is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <1>
    • Barry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Frost
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chatfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
      • Chatfield is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatfield <1>
    • Tupelo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Navarro County
    • Dresden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
    • Corsicana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
      • Roane is located in Navarro County
    • Oak Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Retreat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ike, with the one closest to Ike listed first.
    • Johnsons Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Retta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rendon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
    • University Park Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park Village
      • University Park Village is located in Tarrant County

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

Newspapers Published in Ike ...

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 254 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ike.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ike, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ike.

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 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 Ike:

Cemeteries Near Ike ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ike.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Prude Hyde Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prude Hyde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prude Hyde Cemetery
  • Graves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
  • Bell Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Chapel Cemetery
  • Bells Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Boren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boren Cemetery
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Park Cemetery
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
  • Templeton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Templeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Templeton Cemetery
  • Lucille Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucille Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Bluff Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Boyce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
  • Waxahachie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Palmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
  • Sterrett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
  • Sardis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Ellis County
  • Red Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <1>
  • Nash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
  • Ennis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Boz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Boz is located in Ellis County
  • Ferris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
    • Ferris is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <1>
  • Ovilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovilla
    • Ovilla is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovilla <1>
  • Bristol
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Ellis County
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    • Avalon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avalon <1>
    • DeSoto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ike. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ike) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ike. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4026, Longitude: -96.7704    
<5>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 Ike, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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