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 Malta (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 Malta. 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 doctors 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.
Malta is located in Bowie 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 Bowie County: Little River (AR), Miller (AR), McCurtain (OK), Cass, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Malta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Malta:
- Bowie County (The home county of Malta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta, with the one closest to Malta listed first.
- De Kalb
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Simms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bassett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Dalby Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Hooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Victory City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Leary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Redwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta, with the one closest to Malta listed first.
- Bryans Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Marietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Douglassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Domino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta, with the one closest to Malta listed first.
- Naples
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Omaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta, with the one closest to Malta listed first.
- Avery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boxelder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- English
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Annona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cuthand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Titus County
- Cookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malta, with the one closest to Malta listed first.
- Foreman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Alleene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alleene is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Winthrop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashdown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <1>
- Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Cerrogordo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Miller County (AR)
- Texarkana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McCurtain County (OK)
- Haworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Malta, see our County-by-County Page for Malta.
Cemeteries Near Malta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malta.
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 Malta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Malta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Malta, with the one closest to Malta listed first.
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McWright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shipp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shipp Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Boston.
- The Shipp Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCright Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297203 <3>
- Rea Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bayou Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bayou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Bayou Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of New Boston.
- The Red Bayou Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Bayou UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1053612 <3>
- De Kalb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Boston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Malta had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Malta, with the one closest to Malta listed first.
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- De Kalb
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- New Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Simms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Dalby Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Bassett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Lydia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Hooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rocky Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Bryans Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Malta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malta.
Newspapers Published in Malta ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Malta, 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 Malta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Malta:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bowie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- McCurtain 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Malta) 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 Malta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |