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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 Lillard (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 Lillard. 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.

Lillard is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Polk & Tyler.

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

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Lillard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard, with the one closest to Lillard listed first.
    • Silsbee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lumberton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kountze
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Loeb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Loeb is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
    • Rose Hill Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Pinewood Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Village Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sour Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
    • Saratoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Batson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Thicket
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard, with the one closest to Lillard listed first.
    • Evadale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bunker Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Buna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Call Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
    • Kirbyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard, with the one closest to Lillard listed first.
    • Voth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bevil Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Beaumont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Amelia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Higgins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Higgins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Pine Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Central Gardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
    • China
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • China is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
    • Nederland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Nome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <1>
    • Port Neches
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Groves
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Groves is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard, with the one closest to Lillard listed first.
    • Deweyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Call
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bleakwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard, with the one closest to Lillard listed first.
    • Pine Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Texla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Texla is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
    • Rose City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rose City is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Mauriceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vidor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <1>
    • Lemonville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lemonville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
    • Terry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Terry is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Orangefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • Bridge City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Orange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
    • Oak Shade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard, with the one closest to Lillard listed first.
    • Fred
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Spurger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillister
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivanhoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Ivanhoe North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Town Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Starks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Lillard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lillard.

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

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

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

  • Craig Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Knupple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peaceful Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Walton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooks Cravey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Loeb Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...

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

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

  • Nona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • Kountze
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Beaumont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Village Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Amelia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Terry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Terry is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Sour Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Island
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Hyatt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
  • Spurger
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Saratoga
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tulane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulane is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
    • Warren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • China
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • China is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Lillard ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lillard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lillard, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lillard.

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 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 Lillard:

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 Lillard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lillard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.