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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 Kennemer Crossing (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 Kennemer Crossing. 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 Kennemer Crossing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Kennemer Crossing: Kennemer Xing.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Kennemer Crossing 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 Kennemer Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kennemer Crossing:

  • Lamar County     (The home county of Kennemer Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennemer Crossing, with the one closest to Kennemer Crossing listed first.
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Gadston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Taylor Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Glory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Broadway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Biardstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Clardy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
    • Howland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Atlas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Cunningham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pattonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ambia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennemer Crossing, with the one closest to Kennemer Crossing listed first.
    • Lake Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Charleston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Enloe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cooper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Klondike
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Needmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennemer Crossing, with the one closest to Kennemer Crossing listed first.
    • Dial
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Honey Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ladonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Allen Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Windom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Allens Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Hail
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennemer Crossing, with the one closest to Kennemer Crossing listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Mount Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Purley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennemer Crossing, with the one closest to Kennemer Crossing listed first.
    • Tira
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Birthright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Posey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Dike
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Peerless
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Weaver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Sulphur Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Saltillo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Rockdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennemer Crossing, with the one closest to Kennemer Crossing listed first.
    • Yowell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Jardin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Commerce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • South Sulphur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Aberfoyle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennemer Crossing, with the one closest to Kennemer Crossing listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Detroit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Sherry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Bagwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuthand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Clarksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Addielou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
  • Titus County
    • Talco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Kennemer Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kennemer Crossing.

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 Kennemer Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Slabtown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Winfrey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hazel Dell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <3>
  • New Dora Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Garner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Cooper.
    • The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Delta Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <3>
  • Clark Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Biardstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Shed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

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

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

  • Prattville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prattville is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Lake Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Broadway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadway is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockford is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Glory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Glory is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
  • Mount Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Biardstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
  • Minter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Minter is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Atlas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlas is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Jennings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cooper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Addran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Addran is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran

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

Newspapers Published in Kennemer Crossing ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennemer Crossing.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kennemer Crossing:

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 '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- Kennemer Crossing) 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 Kennemer Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.