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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 Lolaville (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 Lolaville. 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 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 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.

Lolaville 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 Lolaville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lolaville:

  • Collin County     (The home county of Lolaville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolaville, with the one closest to Lolaville listed first.
    • Frisco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Allen
      (7 miles [11.3 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>
    • Rockhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Plano
      (8 miles [12.9 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>
    • Prosper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Carrollton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Parker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • McKinney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Murphy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Lolaville, with the one closest to Lolaville listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Hemming
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolaville, with the one closest to Lolaville listed first.
    • Addison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Richardson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Farmers Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Buckingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Coppell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • University Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rawlins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolaville, with the one closest to Lolaville listed first.
    • The Colony
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hackberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Little Elm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Lincoln Park
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence Village
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Hickory Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Dallas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shady Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolaville, with the one closest to Lolaville listed first.
    • Gunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tioga
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • Cannon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Ethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Howe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolaville, with the one closest to Lolaville listed first.
    • Heath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Forney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolaville, with the one closest to Lolaville listed first.
    • Rockwall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mobile City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Fate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • Blackland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolaville, with the one closest to Lolaville listed first.
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Colleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Euless
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bransford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Keller
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • North Richland Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Watauga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lolaville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lolaville.

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

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

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

  • Baccus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sonntag Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rowlett Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cemetery Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frankford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ritter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Old Plano City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Plano City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Plano City Cemetery is located in Plano.
    • The Old Plano City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Plano Cemetery
    • Plano Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183403 <2>
  • Mutual Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Plano Mutual Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find Lolaville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lolaville.

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

  • Lebanon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Hebron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Renner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Renner is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
  • Allen
    (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Plano
    (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • Trinity Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Carrollton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Elm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Parvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Parvin is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Richardson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • McKinney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Navo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Navo is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
    • Farmers Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Lolaville ...

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 224 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lolaville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lolaville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lolaville.

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 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 Lolaville:

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