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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 Luna (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 Luna. 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.

Luna is located in Freestone County.

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 Freestone County: Anderson, Leon, Limestone & Navarro.

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

  • Freestone County     (The home county of Luna)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Freestone
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Dew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Donie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Teague
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
    • Lanely
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Gin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Turlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Kirvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Oakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <1>
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Long Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Greens Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
      • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
    • Massey Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
      • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Tucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County
    • Harmony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Anderson County
    • Tennessee Colony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Newby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
      • Newby is located in Leon County
    • Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Marquez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Centerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Flynn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <1>
    • Leona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <1>
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Farrar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Personville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Lost Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Fallon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Mexia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Groesbeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tehuacana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Frosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
    • Coolidge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolidge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
      • Coolidge is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <1>
    • Kosse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
  • Navarro County
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Seale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County

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

Cemeteries Near Luna ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luna.

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

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

  • Philpott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philpott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philpott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Varnell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7386 <4>
  • Oakes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes Cemetery
    • The Oakes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oaks Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4320 <4>
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Driver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilsons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell 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 in 1895, Luna had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Dew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
  • Personville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
  • Farrar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
  • Buffalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cotton Gin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jewett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Keechi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi
    • Keechi is located in Leon County
  • Oletha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oletha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
  • Mexia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
  • Seale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Butler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Groesbeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Luna ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Luna.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Luna, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Luna.

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 websites either 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 Luna:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Luna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 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>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.
<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 Luna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Luna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Luna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5524, Longitude: -96.2175       In this case, the coordinates for Luna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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