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Introduction ...

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

We've added Marilee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marilee, 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 Marilee (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 Marilee. 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 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 Marilee is historic, it would have been located within present day Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

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

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Marilee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilee, with the one closest to Marilee listed first.
    • Gunter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tioga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <2>
    • Dorchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Ethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Howe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Collinsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Southmayd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cannon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Luella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Tribune
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Tom Bean
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gage
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Sherman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilee, with the one closest to Marilee listed first.
    • Celina
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhea Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Van Alstyne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Prosper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Anna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Rockhill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Melissa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
    • McKinney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (18 miles [29 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 Marilee, with the one closest to Marilee listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Burns City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Lake Kiowa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Oak Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Valley View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Callisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Gainesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dexter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Lindsay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Era
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilee, with the one closest to Marilee listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilee, with the one closest to Marilee listed first.
    • Pilot Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Aubrey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Krugerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Providence Village
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Cross Roads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Little Elm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hackberry
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Oak Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Colony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Shady Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Sanger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilee, with the one closest to Marilee listed first.
    • Whitewright
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Orangeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Savoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ector
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunt County

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

Cemeteries Near Marilee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marilee.

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

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

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

  • Gunter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • The Carter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Corner Carter Cemetery
  • Forbis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smallwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elliott Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Gunter.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3407 <3>
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whitaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Culwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mugg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (294 more) ...
    • Warden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Celina Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Marilee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marilee.

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

  • Celina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Weston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elm View is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
  • Elmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elmont is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Mustang
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mustang is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Rhea Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
  • Tioga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tioga is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <2>
  • Roland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Roland is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Van Alstyne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Howe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
    • Pilot Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Parvin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Parvin is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin

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

Newspapers Published in Marilee ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marilee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marilee, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marilee.

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 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 Marilee:

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 Marilee, 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>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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marilee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.