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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 Leo (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 Leo. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Leo is located in Cooke 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 Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.

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

  • Cooke County     (The home county of Leo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leo, with the one closest to Leo listed first.
    • Rosston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Era
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Myra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Valley View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Muenster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lindsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Gainesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Burns City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Marysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leo, with the one closest to Leo listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Sanger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Krum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Ponder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • DISH
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Denton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Pilot Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Argyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Aubrey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Corral City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leo, with the one closest to Leo listed first.
    • Tioga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Collinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leo, with the one closest to Leo listed first.
    • Forestburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Harp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • Hardy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Dye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Saint Jo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Salona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Sunset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Montague
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Bonita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bowie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Nocona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leo, with the one closest to Leo listed first.
    • Slidell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Decatur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bluett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Herman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • New Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Park Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Chico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leo, with the one closest to Leo listed first.
    • Thackerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jimtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Leon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Leo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leo.

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 Leo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Moss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cogburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bewley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rush Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Era Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestburg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Rosston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slidell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Era
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Bolivar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Forestburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Myra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Valley View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Muenster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sanger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Krum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Lindsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Leo ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leo, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leo.

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 either 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 Leo:

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>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 Leo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.