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 Lyday Crossing (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 Lyday Crossing. 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 Lyday Crossing ...
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 Lyday Crossing: Lyday Xing.
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 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.
Lyday Crossing is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Lyday Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyday Crossing:
- Fannin County (The home county of Lyday Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyday Crossing, with the one closest to Lyday Crossing listed first.
- Dial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Ladonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Honey Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Windom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Allen Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Gober
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Dodd City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Collin County
- Frognot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyday Crossing, with the one closest to Lyday Crossing listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Ben Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Klondike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enloe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyday Crossing, with the one closest to Lyday Crossing listed first.
- Peerless
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Posey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Tira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Cumby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Birthright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Brashear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nelta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Dike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyday Crossing, with the one closest to Lyday Crossing listed first.
- Yowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Fairlie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Wolfe City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Commerce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Neylandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Jacobia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- White Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Celeste
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyday Crossing, with the one closest to Lyday Crossing listed first.
- Petty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- High
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Howland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Ambia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Brookston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gadston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Atlas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Broadway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Toco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Glory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bryan County (OK)
- Yuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyday Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Lyday Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Lyday Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyday Crossing.
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 Lyday Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyday Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyday Crossing, with the one closest to Lyday Crossing listed first.
- Bourland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lyday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whittenburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Merrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Giles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McFarland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Lyday Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lyday Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyday Crossing, with the one closest to Lyday Crossing listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Ladonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Noble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Honey Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Gough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gough is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
- Windom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wolfe City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- High
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyday Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyday Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Lyday Crossing ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyday Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyday Crossing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyday Crossing.
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 Lyday Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan 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> | 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 Lyday Crossing, 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' (or 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- Lyday Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |