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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 Worth (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 Worth. 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 Worth ...

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 Lake Worth: Lk. Worth

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Worth. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Worth.

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 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.

Lake Worth is located in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

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

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Lake Worth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
    • Sansom Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Westworth Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • River Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Westover Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • White Settlement
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Saginaw
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Mound
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Worth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Benbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
    • Grapevine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Estelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Grand Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Irving
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Coppell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Roanoke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Southlake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Trophy Club
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Justin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Northlake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Corral City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • DISH
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Flower Mound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bartonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Britton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
    • Cresson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Acton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brazos Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • DeCordova
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
    • Crowley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Burleson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Briaroaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cross Timber
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Joshua
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Egan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Godley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lillian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Alvarado
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
    • Azle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Sanctuary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Reno
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Aledo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Annetta North
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Dicey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Annetta South
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Hudson Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Springtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Carter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Worth, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
    • Newark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Briar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Rhome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Boyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Bluett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Herman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Paradise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Boonsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Worth ...

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

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 Lake Worth - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Cemetery is located in Fort Worth.
    • The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • York Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1233952 <2>
  • Lake Como Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pioneers Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Smith - Frazier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Benbrook Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Newsom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Birdville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Azleland Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Azle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <2>

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 Lake Worth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Worth.

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

  • Saginaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Worth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Azle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Benbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Avondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Watauga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Haslet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Primrose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Handley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Handley is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
  • Ederville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ederville is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
  • Smithfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Briar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Keller
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dicey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lake Worth ...

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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Worth.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lake Worth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lake Worth and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lake Worth.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Lake Worth.

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 Worth:

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>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.
<3>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- Lake Worth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lake Worth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.