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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 Magnolia Hills (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 Magnolia Hills. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Magnolia Hills is located in Tyler 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 Tyler County: Angelina, Hardin, Jasper & Polk.

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

  • Tyler County     (The home county of Magnolia Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Hills, with the one closest to Magnolia Hills listed first.
    • Woodville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Doucette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Colmesneil
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hillister
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Town Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Spurger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fred
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Hills, with the one closest to Magnolia Hills listed first.
    • Martin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Martin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Dolan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Dolan is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Nancy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Manning is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Zavalla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Parker Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
    • Beulah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Beulah is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Prairie Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Hills, with the one closest to Magnolia Hills listed first.
    • Village Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Votaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thicket
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kountze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Hills, with the one closest to Magnolia Hills listed first.
    • Beech Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Harveytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Jasper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Hills, with the one closest to Magnolia Hills listed first.
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
    • Rye
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Hills, with the one closest to Magnolia Hills listed first.
    • Dallardsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Barnum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Lily Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
    • Oak Shade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
    • Indian Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Camden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leggett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Seven Oaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Schwab City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
    • New Willard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
    • Corrigan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Magnolia Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magnolia Hills.

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 Magnolia Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardshell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Steeles Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • George Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hubert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Justis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahaffey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Goalsbee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Magnolia Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Magnolia Hills.

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

  • Woodville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hillister
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Colmesneil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Warren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallardsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyatt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
  • Hortense
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hortense is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
  • Barnum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnum is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
  • Town Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • Rockland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockland is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Spurger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Village Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Beech Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Moscow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Magnolia Hills ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnolia Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magnolia Hills, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magnolia Hills.

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 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 Magnolia Hills:

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 Magnolia Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.