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 Josephine (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 Josephine. 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.
Josephine is primarily located in Collin County. A portion of Josephine extends into Hunt 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 Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near Josephine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Josephine:
- Collin County (The home county of Josephine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Nevada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Copeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royse City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lavon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Wylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Lucas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Altoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Rowlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Sunnyvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Richardson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mesquite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Rawlins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Balch Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Leonard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orangeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Pilot Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Cannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Cumby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Miller Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Caddo Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hendrix
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Merit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Quinlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weiland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Celeste
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Poetry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Heath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ables Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Terrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elmo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- College Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Post Oak Bend City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Lone Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Abner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Fate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mobile City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Van Zandt County
- Wills Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Josephine, see our County-by-County Page for Josephine.
Cemeteries Near Josephine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Josephine.
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 Josephine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Josephine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Josephine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nevada Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dugan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aleo Cemetery
- McMinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Needmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old South Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old South Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Royse City.
- The Old South Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6069 <3>
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royse City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Graham Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion 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, Josephine had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Josephine had a population of 2,545 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Nevada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Caddo Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Copeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royse City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lavon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Farmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Floyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Fate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wagner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wagner is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- Merit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Wylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Josephine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Josephine.
Newspapers Published in Josephine ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Josephine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Josephine, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Josephine.
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 Josephine:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Collin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rains County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Josephine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Josephine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |