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 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 Titus 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 Titus County: Camp, Franklin, Morris & Red River.
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:
- Titus 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.
- Cookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- Miller's Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Talco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Bassett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Simms
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- De Kalb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Maud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 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.
- Harvard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- Bryans Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Hughes Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- Douglassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Avinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hagansport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Purley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Scroggins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Saltillo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
- Rocky Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Cason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daingerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Lone Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Boxelder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Cuthand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Avery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Annona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sherry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- English
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Red River County
- Bogata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- LaFayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Ewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Piney Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Coffeeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simpsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Bettie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Ore City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Keith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Barrier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Roundtree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roundtree Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roundtree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Milner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Heard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nevills Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Vissering Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatville Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the southeast of Naples.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7579 <4>
- Justiss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Justiss Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Justiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.
- Cookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- Argo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Wilkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Rocky Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Dalby Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Cason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daingerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Lydia is located in Red River County
- Bassett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 58 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]<5>. 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 like to 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 Star:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Titus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Upshur 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 Titus County: www.co.tom-green.tx.us/county/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2340, Longitude: -94.8297 In this case, the coordinates for Lone Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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. |