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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 Lake Creek (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 Lake Creek. 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 Lake Creek ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Creek: Lk. Creek

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Lake Creek is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt & Lamar.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Lake Creek)
  • Fannin County
  • Franklin County
  • Hopkins County
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
    • Yowell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Jardin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Lake Creek to Jardin
    • Commerce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Fairlie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Lake Creek to Fairlie
    • South Sulphur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aberfoyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wolfe City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Campbell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Neylandville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Lake Creek to Neylandville
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
    • Gadston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Howland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Biardstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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 Lake Creek to Atlas
    • Clardy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cunningham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <2>
    • Brookston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • High
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Lake Creek to High
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
    • Bogata
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Detroit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
    • Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Sherry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bagwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuthand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuthand
      • From Lake Creek to Cuthand
  • Titus County

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Creek.

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

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

  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Winfrey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Slabtown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slabtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slabtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camp Shed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Shed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Shed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hazel Dell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Dora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lake Creek had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Prattville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Prattville is located in Delta County
  • Mount Joy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Broadway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Broadway is located in Lamar County
  • Glory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Biardstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Atlas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 Lake Creek to Atlas
  • Rockford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Lamar County
  • Addran
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
    • Addran is located in Hopkins County
  • Ambia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Ambia is located in Lamar County
  • Roxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ben Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Nelta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nelta
      • From Lake Creek to Nelta
    • Minter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
      • Minter 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 Lake Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Creek.

Newspapers Published in Lake Creek ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Creek, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lake Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Creek. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Lake Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4473, Longitude: -95.5882    
<5>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.
<6>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 Lake Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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