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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 Macomb (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 Macomb. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Macomb is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

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

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Macomb)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
    • Ethel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Collinsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sadler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Southmayd
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitesboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Basin Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Dixie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dorchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Tioga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Sandusky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Gunter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
    • Celina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Van Alstyne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Rhea Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Anna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
    • Roland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Prosper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sedalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Rockhill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Melissa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
    • Lake Kiowa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Callisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Oak Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Burns City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Dexter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Gainesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hemming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Coesfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Valley View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
    • Pilot Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Aubrey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Krugerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Sanger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Cross Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Bolivar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Little Elm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Oak Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Denton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
    • Whitewright
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Savoy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Orangeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
    • Cartwright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Colbert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <1>
    • Hendrix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Platter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
    • Thackerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
    • Shay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Lebanon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • McBride
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
    • New Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people

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

Cemeteries Near Macomb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macomb.

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 Macomb - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macomb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Macomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macomb Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Collinsville.
    • The Macomb Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McComb Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1518763 <3>
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tuck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
    • The Tuck Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allred / Beasley Cemetery
    • Allred / Tuck Cemetery
    • Beasley Cemetery
    • Beasley / Tuck Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7294 <3>
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walthall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sadler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler Cemetery
    • The Sadler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6559 <3>
  • Dye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Whitesboro.
    • The Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ben Dye Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973820 <3>
  • Ragsdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ragsdale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
    • The Ragsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hudspeth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6230 <3>
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Collinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ethel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ethel is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Southmayd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sadler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Steedham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
  • Basin Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
  • Tioga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tioga is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
  • Elm View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm View is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
  • Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
  • Woodbine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodbine is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Sandusky
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Callisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Balm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Balm is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City

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

Newspapers Published in Macomb ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macomb.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macomb, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macomb.

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 helpful 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 Macomb:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macomb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Macomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.