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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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Little Ridge ...
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 Little Ridge: Little Rdg. (or less commonly used: Little Rdge. or Little Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Ridge.
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 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 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.
Little Ridge is located in Collin 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 Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near Little Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Ridge:
- Collin County (The home county of Little Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Copeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Lavon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wylie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Josephine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Murphy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Rowlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Buckingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Richardson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Mesquite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rawlins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- University Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Balch Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- The Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hackberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Little Elm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Leonard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orangeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Pilot Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Cannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Caddo Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hendrix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Merit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Boles Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Celeste
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quinlan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weiland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hawk Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Heath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Poetry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Forney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Terrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Ables Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Elmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak Bend City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Crandall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Rains County
- Hooker Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Rockwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Blackland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- McLendon - Chisholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Little Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Little Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Abston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Backbone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nevada Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wylie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old South Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old South Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Royse City.
- The Old South Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6069 <2>
- McMinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aleo Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Little Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Ridge, with the one closest to Little Ridge listed first.
- Lavon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Copeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Josephine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sachse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rockwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royse City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Little Ridge ...
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 Little Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Ridge, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Ridge.
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 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 Little Ridge:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Collin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rains County
- Rockwall 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> | 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> | 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- Little Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Little Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |