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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 Lufkin (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 Lufkin. 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 doctors 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.

Lufkin is located in Angelina County and is the County Seat.

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 Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

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

  • Angelina County     (The home county of Lufkin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Keltys
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
      • Keltys is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keltys
      • From Lufkin to Keltys
    • Herty
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
    • Hudson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Angelina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
    • Davisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
      • Davisville is located in Angelina County
    • Redland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Providence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Angelina County
    • Clawson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
      • Clawson is located in Angelina County
    • Peavy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
      • Peavy is located in Angelina County
    • Moffitt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moffitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
      • Moffitt is located in Angelina County
    • Homer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Homer
      • From Lufkin to Homer
    • Burke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Wells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
    • Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Weeping Mary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Hagerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hagerville
      • From Lufkin to Hagerville
    • Fog Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Ratcliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kennard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <3>
    • Tadmor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Harrison Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
  • Nacogdoches County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Skinner Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
    • Corrigan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Barnum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnum
      • From Lufkin to Barnum
    • Camden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
    • Barnes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnes
      • From Lufkin to Barnes
    • Lily Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Moscow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Broaddus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
      • Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <3>
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zana
      • From Lufkin to Zana
    • Denning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Apple Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Helmic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Centralia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Lacy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Woodlake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Groveton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Peach Tree Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Lufkin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lufkin.

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 Lufkin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Glendale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitehouse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Aldredge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Traweek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traweek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traweek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Largent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Largent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Largent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fielder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fielder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fielder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Homer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gann Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Poskey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McCarty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dubose Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lufkin had a population of 529 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lufkin had a population of 34,955 people.

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

  • Keltys
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keltys
    • From Lufkin to Keltys
  • Clawson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
  • Homer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Homer
    • From Lufkin to Homer
  • Burke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pollok
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wells
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
  • Etoile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Angelina County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ora
    • From Lufkin to Ora
  • Nacogdoches
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Centralia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hagerville
      • From Lufkin to Hagerville
    • Melrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lufkin ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lufkin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lufkin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lufkin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lufkin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Lufkin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lufkin:

The official website for Lufkin: www.ci.lufkin.tx.us/

The official website for Angelina County: www.angelinacounty.net/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Lufkin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lufkin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lufkin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3405, Longitude: -94.7295    









 

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