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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mantua. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mantua to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mantua, please Contact Us.

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 Mantua (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 Mantua. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mantua is historic, it would have been located within present day Collin 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 Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.

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

  • Collin County     (The home county of Mantua)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mantua, with the one closest to Mantua listed first.
    • Van Alstyne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Anna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Sedalia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Weston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Melissa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Valdasta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
    • Roland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Parris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
    • Altoga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Altoga is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
    • Blue Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Celina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Mantua, with the one closest to Mantua listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Lake Kiowa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Hemming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mantua, with the one closest to Mantua listed first.
    • Pilot Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Little Elm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Aubrey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hackberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Lincoln Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Krugerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Cross Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakewood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Oak Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mantua, with the one closest to Mantua listed first.
    • Trenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Whitewright
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orangeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Leonard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Savoy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ector
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edhube
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
    • Bailey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bonham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gober
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mantua, with the one closest to Mantua listed first.
    • Cannon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Howe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
    • Pilot Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Tom Bean
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gunter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Luella
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Kentucky Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
    • Dorchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Ida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Whiterock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
    • Tribune
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Sherman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mantua, with the one closest to Mantua listed first.
    • Merit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Celeste
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • White Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Wolfe City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Caddo Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mantua, with the one closest to Mantua listed first.
    • Hendrix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kemp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Mantua ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mantua.

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

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

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

  • Mantua Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mantua Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Van Alstyne.
    • The Mantua Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Newt Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305714 <4>
  • Van Alstyne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Alstyne Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Alstyne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Van Alstyne
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184539 <4>
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lair Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Simpson Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cannon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Warden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mugg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Westminster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (304 more) ...
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Morris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brinlee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Anna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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 <2>
  • Van Alstyne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmont is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
  • Sedalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sedalia is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Weston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cannon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cannon is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmington is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Melissa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Roland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Roland is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Howe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Howe is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
  • Pilot Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • White Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • White Mound is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mound
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Altoga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Altoga is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
    • Tom Bean
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Mantua ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mantua.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mantua, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mantua.

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 websites either 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 Mantua:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mantua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mantua) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.