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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 may 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)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Brazos Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • 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)
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Paluxy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Acton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • DeCordova
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Cresson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Fort Spunky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • 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)
    • Hannibal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • 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)
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
    • Lingleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Duffau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Bunyan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Harbin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
  • 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)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Santo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wolters Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Palo Pinto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mingus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Strawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Salesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • 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)
    • Brock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brock is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Millsap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cool
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Greenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Lemley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Weatherford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Authon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Annetta South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Hudson Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 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)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
    • Glen Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rainbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nemo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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)
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Landreth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bosley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grassdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Strouds Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Holder Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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>

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)
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
  • Brazos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • 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)
  • Brock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brock is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
  • Thorp Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
  • 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)
    • Huckabay is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
  • Paluxy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hannibal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Mineral Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • 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]<4> of Lipan.

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 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:

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