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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 Lumkins (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 Lumkins. 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.

Lumkins is located in Ellis 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 Ellis County: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro & Tarrant.

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

  • Ellis County     (The home county of Lumkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumkins, with the one closest to Lumkins listed first.
    • Forreston
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Nash
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Italy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Boz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Avalon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Bardwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Maypearl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waxahachie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Boyce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumkins, with the one closest to Lumkins listed first.
    • Ovilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Glenn Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • DeSoto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ferris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Wilmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncanville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hutchins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumkins, with the one closest to Lumkins listed first.
    • Mertens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brandon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Carl's Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Irene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Itasca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lovelace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Bynum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Malone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Covington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Chatt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Penelope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumkins, with the one closest to Lumkins listed first.
    • Grandview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Alvarado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Lillian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyote Flats
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Keene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Egan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Rio Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Kaufman County
    • Rosser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumkins, with the one closest to Lumkins listed first.
    • Frost
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blooming Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Barry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Emhouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Dresden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Rice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rice is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
    • Navarro Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Spring Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Purdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Corsicana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarrant County
    • Retta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta

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

Cemeteries Near Lumkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lumkins.

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

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

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

  • Forreston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maloney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greathouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bee Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Austonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Boren Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Berrys Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blanton - Hooser Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Templeton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grady Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bardwell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

While we didn't find Lumkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lumkins.

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

  • Nash
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Italy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Avalon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boz is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
  • Milford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waxahachie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Frost
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Boyce
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Mertens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Auburn is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Sardis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Blooming Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brandon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Mountain Peak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak

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

Newspapers Published in Lumkins ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lumkins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lumkins, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lumkins.

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 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 Lumkins:

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>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 Lumkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lumkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.