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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 Mapleton (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 Mapleton. 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 northeast 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 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.

Mapleton is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Mapleton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
    • Austonio
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Cooper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Porter Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Lovelady
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
    • Crockett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Latexo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grapeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Belott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Refuge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Grimes County
    • Bedias
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
    • Centerview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Middleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Leona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Russell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flynn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Normangee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • George
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • North Zulch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
    • Mill Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Trinity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Friday
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
    • Pennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Chita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
    • Kittrell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Riverside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Mapleton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mapleton.

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

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

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

  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bogg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bozeman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bynum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tan Yard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holleman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Midway Southside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Porter Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Weldon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Mapleton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mapleton.

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

  • Ash
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ash is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Midway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Porter Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Guys Store
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Guys Store is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
  • Middleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Lovelady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Connor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Connor is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
  • Crockett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Madisonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Russell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Mapleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mapleton.

Newspapers Published in Mapleton ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mapleton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mapleton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mapleton.

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 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 Mapleton:

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 Mapleton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mapleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.