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 Jennings (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 Jennings. 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.
Name Variations for Jennings ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Jennings, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jennings may originally have been Jenning's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jennings. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jennings.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Jennings is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Jennings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jennings:
- Lamar County (The home county of Jennings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Biardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Pattonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Clardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Glory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Sun Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broadway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Atlas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Lake Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Enloe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Klondike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Dial
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Allen Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Honey Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Ladonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Hagansport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Sulphur Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Nelta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Birthright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Dike
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Posey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Peerless
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Saltillo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Hunt County
- Yowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bogata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bagwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sherry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Addielou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kanawha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Cuthand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Titus County
- Talco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Frogville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hugo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
- Sawyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jennings, see our County-by-County Page for Jennings.
Cemeteries Near Jennings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jennings.
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 Jennings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jennings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Neathery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biardstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moore Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Dora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3481 <3>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knights of Honor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brackeen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Jennings had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Biardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Pattonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Glory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Broadway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Givens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Minter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minter is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Atlas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Deport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jennings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jennings.
Newspapers Published in Jennings ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jennings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jennings, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jennings.
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 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 Jennings:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jennings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jennings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |