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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 Lipan (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 Lipan. 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 and hospitals 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.

Lipan is located in Hood County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hood County: Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker & Somervell.

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

  • Hood County     (The home county of Lipan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lipan, with the one closest to Lipan listed first.
    • Tolar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Brazos Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hill City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Paluxy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <1>
    • Acton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • DeCordova
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Cresson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <1>
    • Pecan Plantation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • Fort Spunky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lipan, with the one closest to Lipan listed first.
    • Bluff Dale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Morgan Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <1>
    • Hannibal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Thurber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Stephenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalk Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
    • Lingleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <1>
    • Duffau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
    • Bunyan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Harbin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
  • Johnson County
    • Godley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lipan, with the one closest to Lipan listed first.
    • Brazos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Santo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <1>
    • Gordon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <1>
    • Wolters Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Palo Pinto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <1>
    • Mingus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <1>
    • Strawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Salesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lipan, with the one closest to Lipan listed first.
    • Dennis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Millsap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cool
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Greenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
    • Lemley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Weatherford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Authon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Annetta South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Hudson Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <1>
    • Peaster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lipan, with the one closest to Lipan listed first.
    • Glass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
    • Glen Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rainbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <1>
    • Nemo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Lipan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lipan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landreth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landreth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bosley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grassdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Strouds Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strouds Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strouds Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holder Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lipan had a population of 286 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lipan had a population of 501 people.

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

  • Buckner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
  • Brazos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Bluff Dale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tolar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <1>
  • Brock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Brock is located in Parker County
  • Thorp Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
  • Millsap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Granbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Huckabay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckabay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
    • Huckabay is located in Erath County
  • Paluxy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
    • Paluxy is located in Hood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <1>
  • Gordon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hannibal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Mineral Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <1>
    • Acton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lipan ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lipan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lipan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lipan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lipan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Lipan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lipan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lipan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hood County: www.co.hood.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lipan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Lipan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lipan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5187, Longitude: -98.0471       In this case, the coordinates for Lipan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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