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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Marion 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 Marion County: Caddo (LA), Cass, Harrison, Morris & Upshur.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Macedonia. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macedonia:
- Marion County (The home county of Macedonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Kellyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Sarber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Avinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hughes Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kildare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bivins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Huffins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- McLeod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Judson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Longview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Teneryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Greggton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Warren City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Elderville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Harleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Nesbitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Noonday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Pope City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Karnack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Scottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uncertain
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Daingerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Panola County
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Tatum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Ore City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Diana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Graceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Indian Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- LaFayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Gilmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Bettie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Delrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
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 north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hope Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harleton Cornerstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beamer - Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brantly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pyland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 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.
- Kellyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Orrs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Avinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Diana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Judson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lanier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Hughes Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 97 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Macedonia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Morris County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Upshur 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 Macedonia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Macedonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |