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 southeast 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 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.
Lone Star is located in Red River 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 Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.
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:
- Red River 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.
- Sherry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bagwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bogata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Annona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boxelder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- English
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Addielou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Acworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Bowie County
- Dalby Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enloe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Hagansport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Sulphur Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nelta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Tira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Saltillo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birthright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Deport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pattonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clardy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Sylvan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Sun Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Taylor Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Pin Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Reno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Novice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Biardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Talco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Miller's Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Choctaw County (OK)
- Frogville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Garvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Idabel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
- Millerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Valliant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Shamrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Catonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgrounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Detroit.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4833 <3>
- Hinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 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.
- Fulbright
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fulbright is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
- Rosalie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bogata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Deport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Madras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madras is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
- Annona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pattonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minter is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
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 69 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. 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 turn to 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 Lone Star:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Red River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Delta County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Lamar County
- Titus County
- Choctaw County
- McCurtain 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> | 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 Star) 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 Lone Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |