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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 Ladonia (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 Ladonia. 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.

Ladonia is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.

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

  • Fannin County     (The home county of Ladonia)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
    • Frognot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Westminster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <2>
    • Farmersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
    • Sedalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sedalia
      • From Ladonia to Sedalia
  • Delta County
  • Grayson County
  • Hopkins County
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
    • Jardin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jardin
      • From Ladonia to Jardin
    • Fairlie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairlie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairlie
      • From Ladonia to Fairlie
    • Yowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
    • Wolfe City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Aberfoyle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sulphur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Commerce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
    • White Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Neylandville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neylandville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neylandville
      • From Ladonia to Neylandville
    • Jacobia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Celeste
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
      • Celeste is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <2>
    • Kingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <2>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladonia, with the one closest to Ladonia listed first.
    • Petty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <2>
    • Roxton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • High
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High
      • From Ladonia to High
    • Brookston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Howland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gadston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Atlas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Atlas
      • From Ladonia to Atlas
    • Toco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
    • Glory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Biardstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • Yuba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yuba
      • From Ladonia to Yuba

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

Cemeteries Near Ladonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ladonia.

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

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

  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bourland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...
    • Brecheen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brecheen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brecheen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lyday Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyday Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyday 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 Ladonia had a population of 765 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ladonia had a population of 634 people.

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

  • Pecan Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jardin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Jardin is located in Hunt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jardin
    • From Ladonia to Jardin
  • Dial
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolfe City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gober
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Aberfoyle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Needmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Windom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Windom is located in Fannin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
  • Gough
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
    • Gough is located in Delta County
  • Ben Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
    • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <2>
  • South Sulphur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Honey Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hickory Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
      • Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
    • Commerce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
    • Noble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Lamar County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ladonia ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ladonia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ladonia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ladonia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ladonia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Ladonia.

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 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 Ladonia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ladonia. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ladonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ladonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4251, Longitude: -95.9450    
<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 Ladonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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