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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 Jonesboro (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 Jonesboro. 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 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.

Jonesboro is primarily located in Coryell County. A portion of Jonesboro extends into Hamilton 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 Coryell County: Bell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas & McLennan.

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

  • Coryell County     (The home county of Jonesboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
    • Levita
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ireland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Turnersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Purmela
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
      • Purmela is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <2>
    • Gatesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • King
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Coryell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to King
      • From Jonesboro to King
    • South Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Fort Gates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Bee House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Evant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
      • Evant is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <2>
    • Mound
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <2>
    • Flat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
      • Flat is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat <2>
    • Leon Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
    • Cranfills Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Norse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norse
      • From Jonesboro to Norse
    • Clifton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Valley Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Iredell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <2>
    • Meridian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Womack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
    • Whiteway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lanham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lanham
      • From Jonesboro to Lanham
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Agee
      • From Jonesboro to Agee
    • Hamilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Hico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pottsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <2>
    • Carlton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McGirk
      • From Jonesboro to McGirk
  • Lampasas County
  • McLennan County
    • Crawford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
  • Mills County
    • Star
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Jonesboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonesboro.

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 Jonesboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bullman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willy Grubb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willy Grubb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willy Grubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sycamore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sycamore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sycamore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Viertel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viertel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viertel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnersville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cranfills Gap Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranfills Gap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranfills Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jonesboro had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Levita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Turnersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Purmela
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
    • Purmela is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <2>
  • Lanham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lanham
    • From Jonesboro to Lanham
  • Cranfills Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
  • Gatesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coryell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coryell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Coryell is located in Coryell County
  • Norse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Norse is located in Bosque County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Norse
    • From Jonesboro to Norse
  • Hamilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pearl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Coryell County
  • King
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Coryell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to King
    • From Jonesboro to King
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mosheim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
      • Mosheim is located in Bosque County
    • Fort Gates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Fairy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy
      • Fairy is located in Hamilton County

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

Newspapers Published in Jonesboro ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonesboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonesboro, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonesboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Jonesboro:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 Jonesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Jonesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6149, Longitude: -97.8767    









 

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