Our Genealogy Helper
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 Leverett's Chapel (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 Leverett's Chapel. 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 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 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.
Leverett's Chapel is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Leverett's Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leverett's Chapel:
- Rusk County (The home county of Leverett's Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Sexton City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Laird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pirtle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- New London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Overton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friars
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Selman City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turnertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Henrys Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Troup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Blackjack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Gould
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Mixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- New Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bullard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Ponta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Liberty City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Elderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Lakeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Clarksville City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Gladewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Lansing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Long Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Wright City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Omen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Sinclair City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- New Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Starrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Wilkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Union Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Big Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Pritchett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Indian Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Gilmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- James
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Diana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kelsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Wood County
- Hawkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leverett's Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Leverett's Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Leverett's Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leverett's Chapel.
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 Leverett's Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leverett's Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Star Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Overton.
- The Overton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234222 <2>
- Harmony Pirtle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fortson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Florey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- The Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5330 <2>
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 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 Leverett's Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leverett's Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leverett's Chapel, with the one closest to Leverett's Chapel listed first.
- Pirtle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Overton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Omen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Elderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Starrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Gladewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Troup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leverett's Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leverett's Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Leverett's Chapel ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leverett's Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leverett's Chapel, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leverett's Chapel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Leverett's Chapel:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Panola County
- Smith County
- Upshur County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Leverett's Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leverett's Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |