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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 Lorenzo (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 Lorenzo. 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.

Lorenzo is located in Crosby 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 Crosby County: Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Kent, Lubbock, Lynn & Motley.

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

  • Crosby County     (The home county of Lorenzo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lorenzo, with the one closest to Lorenzo listed first.
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Savage is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Ralls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Farmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Cone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Owens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Owens is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
    • Cap Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
    • Crosbyton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
    • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Dickens County
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lorenzo, with the one closest to Lorenzo listed first.
    • Floydada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Della Plain ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
  • Garza County
    • Southland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Southland is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lorenzo, with the one closest to Lorenzo listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Abernathy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lorenzo, with the one closest to Lorenzo listed first.
    • Idalou
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
    • Becton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
    • Kitalou
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
    • Canyon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Ransom Canyon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Posey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Posey is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Slaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Deal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Lubbock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Shallowater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lorenzo, with the one closest to Lorenzo listed first.
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayside ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayside is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

Cemeteries Near Lorenzo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lorenzo.

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 Lorenzo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lorenzo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lorenzo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Lorenzo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4943 <3>
  • West Side Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Side Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Lorenzo.
    • The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mount Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4942 <3>
  • Estacado Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Idalou Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ralls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ralls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ralls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #229638 <3>
  • Emma Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Ralls.
    • The Emma Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Emma Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172063 <3>
  • Becton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Petersburg.
    • The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #150702 <3>
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Englewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3441 <3>
  • West Englewood Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Englewood Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
  • City of Lubbock Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Lubbock Cemetery
    • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Lubbock City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <3>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Crosbyton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosbyton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Crosbyton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3122 <3>
    • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Abernathy.
      • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      • Strip Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <3>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Crosbyton.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crosbyton Colored Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #969411 <3>

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 Lorenzo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lorenzo.

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

  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
  • Cone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lubbock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Floydada
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Della Plain ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lorenzo ...

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 Lorenzo.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lorenzo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lorenzo and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lorenzo.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of Lorenzo.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lorenzo:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lorenzo) 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 Lorenzo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.