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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 Lovelady (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 Lovelady. 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.

Lovelady is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Lovelady)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovelady, with the one closest to Lovelady listed first.
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Holly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Cooper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Austonio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Crockett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Porter Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Hickory Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Latexo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
    • Belott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Kennard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fog Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Harrison Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovelady, with the one closest to Lovelady listed first.
    • Centerview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Middleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Russell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovelady, with the one closest to Lovelady listed first.
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Madisonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County
    • Onalaska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovelady, with the one closest to Lovelady listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Point Blank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovelady, with the one closest to Lovelady listed first.
    • Friday
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
    • Glendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Mill Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Pennington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Trinity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Groveton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chita
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Lacy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Carlisle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Centralia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lovelady, with the one closest to Lovelady listed first.
    • Kittrell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Huntsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Lovelady ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lovelady.

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

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cal Wooten Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Sunshine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clapp Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Weldon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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 Lovelady had a population of 416 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lovelady had a population of 623 people.

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

  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Holly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Saron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saron is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
  • Trinity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pennington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Crockett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Porter Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Ash
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ash is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Midway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Riverside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Groveton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Josserand
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Josserand is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Belott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Guys Store
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Guys Store is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
    • Connor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Connor is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lovelady ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lovelady.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lovelady. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lovelady and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lovelady.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Lovelady.

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 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 Lovelady:

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 Lovelady, 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 from Point A (ie- Lovelady) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.