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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Lyra. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lyra to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lyra, please Contact Us.

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 Lyra (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 Lyra. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Lyra is historic, it would have been located within present day Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County: Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Parker, Stephens & Young.

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

  • Palo Pinto County     (The home county of Lyra)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyra, with the one closest to Lyra listed first.
    • Strawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mingus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
    • Gordon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Santo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Palo Pinto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
    • Brazos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Graford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Mineral Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyra, with the one closest to Lyra listed first.
    • Rucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • De Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyra, with the one closest to Lyra listed first.
    • Ranger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <2>
    • Olden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Desdemona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Eastland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kokomo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Gorman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <2>
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Carbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <2>
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyra, with the one closest to Lyra listed first.
    • Thurber
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
    • Lingleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
    • Bunyan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Stephenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood County
    • Lipan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Parker County
    • Millsap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
      • Millsap is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <2>
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyra, with the one closest to Lyra listed first.
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Caddo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Necessity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
      • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Wayland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Breckenridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Lyra ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyra.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyra, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyra.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Lyra:

Cemeteries Near Lyra ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyra.

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

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

  • Davidson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
  • Mt. Marion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marion Cemetery
  • Guest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guest Cemetery
  • McSpadden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McSpadden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McSpadden Cemetery
  • Thurber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurber Cemetery
  • Fox Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Mtn. Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Tudor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tudor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tudor Cemetery
  • New Gordon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Gordon Cemetery
  • Old Gordon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Gordon Cemetery
  • Doty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Cemetery
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Swank Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swank Cemetery
    • Johnson Vault
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Vault have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Vault
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery

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.

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

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

  • Strawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Thurber
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tiffin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
    • Tiffin is located in Eastland County
  • Ranger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
    • Ranger is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <2>
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
  • Hannibal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
  • Santo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
  • Caddo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huckabay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckabay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
    • Huckabay is located in Erath County
  • Palo Pinto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
  • Olden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Desdemona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Brazos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Wayland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Stephens County

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lyra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Lyra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5554, Longitude: -98.4689       In this case, the coordinates for Lyra have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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