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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Lone Star is located in Morris County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morris County: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Marion, Titus & Upshur.
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:
- Morris 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.
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jenkins
- From Lone Star to Jenkins
- Daingerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Omaha is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
- Naples
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Bassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dalby Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Simms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Simms is located in Bowie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <2>
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harvard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harvard
- From Lone Star to Harvard
- Rocky Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
- Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <2>
- Avinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
- Avinger is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <2>
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <2>
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Hill
- From Lone Star to Red Hill
- Kildare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Douglassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bivins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bivins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins
- Bivins is located in Cass County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivins <2>
- Franklin County
- Scroggins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Judson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Judson is located in Gregg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judson <2>
- Seven Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- East Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Teneryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <2>
- Clarksville City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Harleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleton
- Harleton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleton <2>
- Noonday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Nesbitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Woodlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodlawn
- From Lone Star to Woodlawn
- Pope City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lansing
- From Lone Star to Lansing
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Kellyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Cookville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Cookville is located in Titus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <2>
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller's Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Coffeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ore City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Diana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Graceton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graceton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Graceton
- From Lone Star to Graceton
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bettie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- Perryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Iron Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Bluff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- South Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slaton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Daingerfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wakefield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakefield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Whitmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Lone Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
- Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <2>
- Daingerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
- Avinger is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <2>
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Cass County
- Rocky Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orrs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Orrs is located in Marion County
- Ewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Diana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Omaha is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
- Bettie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cookville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Cookville is located in Titus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <2>
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 34 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 24 miles [38.6 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 first visit 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 Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lone Star. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9442, Longitude: -94.7113 |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |