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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 Little Elm (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 Little Elm. 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 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.

Little Elm is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Little Elm)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Elm, with the one closest to Little Elm listed first.
    • Hackberry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Lincoln Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Oak Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Lakewood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • The Colony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shady Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Krugerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Hickory Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Dallas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Elm, with the one closest to Little Elm listed first.
    • Frisco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Prosper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Celina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhea Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Carrollton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Allen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • McKinney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Plano
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Fairview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Elm, with the one closest to Little Elm listed first.
    • Hemming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Burns City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Valley View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Era
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Elm, with the one closest to Little Elm listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Coppell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Richardson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Estelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Irving
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • University Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Elm, with the one closest to Little Elm listed first.
    • Tioga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Gunter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Collinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Howe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Elm, with the one closest to Little Elm listed first.
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Colleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bransford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Keller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Euless
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bedford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Richland Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Haslet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Watauga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Elm, with the one closest to Little Elm listed first.
    • Slidell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • New Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview

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

Cemeteries Near Little Elm ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Elm.

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 Little Elm - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Swisher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonntag Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ritter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Baccus Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Hall Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
      • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black Jack Cemetery
    • Chinn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Little Elm had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Little Elm had a population of 56,625 people.

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

  • Navo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Navo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
  • Parvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parvin is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Mingo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Aubrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mustang
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mustang is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Lewisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rhea Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
  • Celina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Denton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Carrollton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bartonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills

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

Newspapers Published in Little Elm ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Elm.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Elm, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Elm.

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 Little Elm:

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 Little Elm, 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- Little Elm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.