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 Lucky Ridge (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 Lucky Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Lucky Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lucky Ridge: Lucky Rdg. (or less commonly used: Lucky Rdge. or Lucky Ridg.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lucky Ridge is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Cooke, Denton, Jack, Montague, Parker & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near Lucky Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lucky Ridge:
- Wise County (The home county of Lucky Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- Boyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rhome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Herman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Boonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boonsville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
- New Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Fairview is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former name for New Fairview:
- Fairview
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluett is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- Justin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- DISH
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- DISH is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Stony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
- Ponder
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Northlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Roanoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marshall Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Trophy Club
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- Westbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westbrook is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Gibtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gibtown is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
- Wizard Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
- Perrin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montague County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- New Harp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Harp is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
- Sunset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Palo Pinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- Salesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
- Wolters Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
- Mineral Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
- Agnes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Carter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Sanctuary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Azle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poolville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dicey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Peaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adell is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Authon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Authon is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- Pelican Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Pecan Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
- Eagle Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
- Haslet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Worth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sansom Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Settlement
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westworth Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lucky Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Lucky Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Lucky Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lucky Ridge.
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 Lucky Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lucky Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- Annas Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Opal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paradise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Azleland Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Azle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <2>
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Annaville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Lucky Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lucky Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lucky Ridge, with the one closest to Lucky Ridge listed first.
- Cottondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Keeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Briar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Agnes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Carter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poolville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Azle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Herman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boonsville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lucky Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lucky Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Lucky Ridge ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucky Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lucky Ridge, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lucky Ridge.
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 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 Lucky Ridge:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Denton County
- Jack County
- Montague County
- Palo Pinto County
- Parker County
- Tarrant 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lucky Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lucky Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |