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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 Marquez (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 Marquez. 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 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.

Marquez is located in Leon County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties 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 Marquez. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marquez:

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

Cemeteries Near Marquez ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marquez.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grayson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grayson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grayson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Downs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bateman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bateman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bateman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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    • Bumpus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whartley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whartley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marquez had a population of 482 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marquez had a population of 271 people.

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

  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Seale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Seale
    • From Marquez to Seale
  • Jewett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bald Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
  • Oletha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oletha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
  • Headsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
    • Headsville is located in Robertson County
  • Farrar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • New Baden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Petteway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petteway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteway
    • Petteway is located in Robertson County
  • Leona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Leon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <1>
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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    • Personville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Luna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
      • Luna is located in Freestone County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marquez ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marquez.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marquez. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marquez and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marquez.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Marquez.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Marquez:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marquez. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marquez) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marquez. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2398, Longitude: -96.2561    
<6>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.
<7>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 Marquez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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