Our Genealogy Helper
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 Star (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 Star. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lone Star is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Lone Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Star:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Lone Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Ponta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- New Summerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Reklaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Gallatin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Turney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Henrys Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Rusk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dialville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Herring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Todd City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Jarvis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Neches
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frankston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Alderbranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Kossuth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Dextra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Nat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Douglass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trawick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Redfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Alazan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Appleby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Long Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dotson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Selman City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Turnertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Sinclair City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Omen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Flint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Gresham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Lee Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Dogwood City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Star, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Star.
Cemeteries Near Lone Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Star.
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 Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boatright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Fitch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Lone Star had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Glenfawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Rusk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Troup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Selman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Looneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Omen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Minden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Star.
Newspapers Published in Lone Star ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Star, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Star.
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 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 Star:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Henderson County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Smith 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> | 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 Star, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lone Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |