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 Lytle (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 Lytle. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lytle is located in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Lytle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lytle:
- Tarrant County (The home county of Lytle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Edgecliff Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Everman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wedgewood East
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Kennedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rendon is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Fort Worth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Francis Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Retta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Retta is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Grand Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Estelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Grapevine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrell Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Shamrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- DeSoto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ovilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Southlake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Trophy Club
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Flower Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Justin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Northlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Britton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Venus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midlothian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Oak Leaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Maypearl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Cresson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Acton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- DeCordova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Brazos Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Pecan Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Fort Spunky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Granbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Crowley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burleson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briaroaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cross Timber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Joshua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lillian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Keene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alvarado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Godley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coyote Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Cleburne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Aledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Annetta South
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Annetta South is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Willow Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Annetta North
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Annetta North is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Annetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
- Azle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sanctuary
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dicey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Reno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
- Weatherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carter is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Briar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Rhome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lytle, see our County-by-County Page for Lytle.
Cemeteries Near Lytle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lytle.
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 Lytle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lytle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Laurel Land Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Everman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crowley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Como Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burleson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burleson Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skyvue Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lytle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lytle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lytle, with the one closest to Lytle listed first.
- Crowley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Burleson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rendon is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
- Kennedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Worth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Handley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handley is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Ederville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ederville is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
- Joshua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marystown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Egan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lytle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lytle.
Newspapers Published in Lytle ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lytle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lytle, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lytle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lytle:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Tarrant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Hood County
- Johnson County
- Parker County
- Wise 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lytle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lytle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |