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 Macedonia (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 Macedonia. 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.
Macedonia is located in Camp 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 Camp County: Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus, Upshur & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Macedonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macedonia:
- Camp County (The home county of Macedonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Harvard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Bassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avinger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Scroggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Purley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hagansport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Saltillo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Weaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Como
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Cason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Daingerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jenkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Rocky Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Cuthand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Boxelder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Talco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- LaFayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Piney Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Ewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Simpsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Bettie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Delrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Grice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Coffeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Rosewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Gilmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Stout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Cartwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Pine Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Coke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Forest Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macedonia, see our County-by-County Page for Macedonia.
Cemeteries Near Macedonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macedonia.
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 Macedonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macedonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pittsburg.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6473 <2>
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Traylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Handsome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bolton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lev Olds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Macedonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macedonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Cason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Simpsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Daingerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Argo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Bettie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Rocky Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macedonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macedonia.
Newspapers Published in Macedonia ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macedonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macedonia, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macedonia.
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 Macedonia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Camp County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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 Macedonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Macedonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |