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 Maple Springs (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 Maple Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Maple Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Maple Springs: Maple Spgs. (or less commonly used: Maple Spngs. or Maple Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Maple Springs is located in Titus 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 Titus County: Camp, Franklin, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Springs:
- Titus County (The home county of Maple Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Talco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- De Kalb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Simms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Harvard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Rocky Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Delta County
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Hagansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Scroggins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Saltillo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Weaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Nelta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Dike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Cunningham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Clardy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Pattonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Omaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Cason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Cuthand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Boxelder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Bogata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Annona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Halesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- English
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bagwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Springs.
Cemeteries Near Maple Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Springs.
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 Maple Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deshiell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cuthand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cuthand.
- The Cuthand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garvinsville Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968428 <2>
- Prairie Academy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wims Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Nevills Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fogelman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Maple Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Wilkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cuthand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Argo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Rosalie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bogata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Lydia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Dalby Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Springs.
Newspapers Published in Maple Springs ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Springs.
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 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 Maple Springs:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Titus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Delta County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Lamar County
- Morris County
- Red River 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Maple Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Maple Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |