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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 Jagoe (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 Jagoe. 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 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.

Jagoe is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Jagoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jagoe, with the one closest to Jagoe listed first.
    • Denton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Argyle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Bartonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Copper Canyon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Corral City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Double Oak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Dallas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jagoe, with the one closest to Jagoe listed first.
    • Hebron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Frisco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Carrollton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Prosper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Celina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhea Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Allen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Plano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • McKinney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jagoe, with the one closest to Jagoe listed first.
    • Hemming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Valley View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Era
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Burns City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Hood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Rosston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jagoe, with the one closest to Jagoe listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coppell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Estelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Addison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmers Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Irving
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Richardson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Eagle Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jagoe, with the one closest to Jagoe listed first.
    • Tioga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Collinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Gunter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jagoe, with the one closest to Jagoe listed first.
    • Azle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Reno
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jagoe, with the one closest to Jagoe listed first.
    • Keller
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bransford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Haslet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Colleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • North Richland Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Smithfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Watauga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bedford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Euless
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Pecan Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jagoe, with the one closest to Jagoe listed first.
    • Bluett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • New Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Slidell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Herman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Boyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Decatur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Jagoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jagoe.

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

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

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

  • Roselawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roselawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Denton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6476 <2>
  • Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Argyle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chinn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Swisher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Krum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trietsch Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Akain Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Old Hall Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Lloyd Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
    • Duck Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 Jagoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jagoe.

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

  • Denton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Argyle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bartonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mingo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Krum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
  • Justin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Drop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Drop is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Roanoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Elm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Stony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bolivar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Navo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Navo is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
    • Aubrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Jagoe ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jagoe.

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

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 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 Jagoe:

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 Jagoe, 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' (or 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- Jagoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.