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 Malvern (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 Malvern. 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 and 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.
Malvern is located in Leon 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 Leon County: Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Limestone, Madison & Robertson.
Below are the counties that are near Malvern. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Malvern:
- Leon County (The home county of Malvern)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Centerview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Middleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jewett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newby is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Salmon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Elkhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Assembly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Long Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Tucker
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Cronin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Mound City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Alderbranch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Deanwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Lanely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Red Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Porter Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Austonio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austonio is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Latexo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grapeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Refuge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Lovelady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Belott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Holly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Pennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Friday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Walker County
- Kittrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Malvern, see our County-by-County Page for Malvern.
Cemeteries Near Malvern ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malvern.
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 Malvern - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Malvern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halls Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bogg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCann Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Meriwether Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Malvern in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Malvern.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Porter Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Guys Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guys Store is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
- Middleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grapeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keechi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keechi is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi
- Leona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lovelady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- San Pedro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Malvern. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malvern.
Newspapers Published in Malvern ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malvern.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Malvern, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Malvern.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Malvern:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Leon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Freestone County
- Houston County
- Madison County
- Trinity County
- Walker 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 Malvern, 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' (or 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- Malvern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |