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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 Lois (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 Lois. 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 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.

Lois is located in Cooke 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 Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.

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

  • Cooke County     (The home county of Lois)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lois, with the one closest to Lois listed first.
    • Valley View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Era
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemming
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Hood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Burns City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Lindsay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gainesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Myra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Muenster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lois, with the one closest to Lois listed first.
    • Celina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Prosper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Rhea Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lois, with the one closest to Lois listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Sanger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Krum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Pilot Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Denton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Aubrey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Krugerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Stony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Ponder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cross Roads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lois, with the one closest to Lois listed first.
    • Tioga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Collinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Whitesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Sadler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gunter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Basin Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Sandusky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Southmayd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Gage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lois, with the one closest to Lois listed first.
    • Hardy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Forestburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • New Harp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • Saint Jo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dye
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Bonita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lois, with the one closest to Lois listed first.
    • Slidell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bluett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Decatur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Herman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • New Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Alvord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lois, with the one closest to Lois listed first.
    • Thackerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jimtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown

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

Cemeteries Near Lois ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lois.

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

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

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

  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Era Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Knox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Osburn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cogburn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 Lois in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lois.

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

  • Valley View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Era
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolivar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Sanger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Mountain Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
  • Slidell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Lindsay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Myra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gainesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Krum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rosston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pilot Point
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Lois. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lois.

Newspapers Published in Lois ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lois.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lois, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lois.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lois:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lois) 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 Lois, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.