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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 Lone Oak (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 Lone Oak. 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 northeast 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 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.

Lone Oak is located in Hunt 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 Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.

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

  • Hunt County     (The home county of Lone Oak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Weiland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Dixon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • West Tawakoni
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Boles Home
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Campbell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hawk Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Quinlan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Neylandville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Jacobia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • Commerce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Caddo Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Josephine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Royse City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Nevada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Copeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lavon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Needmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Klondike
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Cooper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fannin County
    • Ladonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Miller Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Palestine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Cumby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonanza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Divide
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Brashear
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Tazewell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Rockdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sulphur Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peerless
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Posey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Ables Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
    • Poetry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Elmo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • College Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
    • Terrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Abner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Abner is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Lawrence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • East Tawakoni
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flats
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Emory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Blackland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Fate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Mobile City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wills Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fruitvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Grand Saline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Myrtle Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Gunter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Yantis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke

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

Cemeteries Near Lone Oak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Oak.

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 Lone Oak - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Williams Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McMahan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Donelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooker Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Twin Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Weiland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wieland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Lone Oak had a population of 443 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lone Oak had a population of 699 people.

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

  • Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Wieland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wieland is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
  • Miller Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Campbell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Emory
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Divide
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Divide is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Neylandville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • McCoy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McCoy is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
  • Jacobia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
  • Ridgeway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Commerce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Caddo Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton

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

Newspapers Published in Lone Oak ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Oak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Oak, 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 Lone Oak.

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 either 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 Lone Oak:

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