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 Linn Flat (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 Linn Flat. 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 Linn Flat ...
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 Linn Flat: Linn Flt.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Linn Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linn Flat:
- Nacogdoches County (The home county of Linn Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linn Flat, with the one closest to Linn Flat listed first.
- Trawick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Cushing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Looneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Nat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Fitze
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Dextra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nacogdoches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linn Flat, with the one closest to Linn Flat listed first.
- River Crest Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pollok
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Davisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Durant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Platt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Redland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Moffitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Redtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Keltys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linn Flat, with the one closest to Linn Flat listed first.
- Reklaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ponta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Gallatin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- New Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Henrys Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Houston County
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linn Flat, with the one closest to Linn Flat listed first.
- Dotson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Long Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buncome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gary City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murvaul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murvaul is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
- Delray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linn Flat, with the one closest to Linn Flat listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Mount Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- New Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Brachfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Pinehill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Big Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linn Flat, with the one closest to Linn Flat listed first.
- Timpson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Tenaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linn Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Linn Flat.
Cemeteries Near Linn Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linn Flat.
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 Linn Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linn Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linn Flat, with the one closest to Linn Flat listed first.
- Hall Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Linn Flat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Helpenstell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hayter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Enterprise.
- The Old Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159989 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Linn Flat had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linn Flat, with the one closest to Linn Flat listed first.
- Looneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Mount Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fitze
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Glenfawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Nacogdoches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Minden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linn Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linn Flat.
Newspapers Published in Linn Flat ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linn Flat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linn Flat, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linn Flat.
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 Linn Flat:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nacogdoches County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Shelby 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Linn Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Linn Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |