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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 Maryetta (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 Maryetta. 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.

Maryetta is located in Jack 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 Jack County: Archer, Clay, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise & Young.

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

  • Jack County     (The home county of Maryetta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryetta, with the one closest to Maryetta listed first.
    • Jacksboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wizard Wells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Postoak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Westbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Bob Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Perrin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jermyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Antelope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
    • Gibtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Bryson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <1>
  • Archer County
    • Windthorst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryetta, with the one closest to Maryetta listed first.
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Shannon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
    • Joy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
      • Joy is located in Clay County
    • Bellevue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <1>
    • Bluegrove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryetta, with the one closest to Maryetta listed first.
    • Sunset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Bowie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Salona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Montague County
    • New Harp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryetta, with the one closest to Maryetta listed first.
    • Graford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <1>
    • Salesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryetta, with the one closest to Maryetta listed first.
    • Whitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <1>
    • Poolville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <1>
    • Agnes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Authon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Goshen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryetta, with the one closest to Maryetta listed first.
    • Runaway Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
      • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <1>
    • Chico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Park Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Boonsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Alvord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <1>
    • Paradise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <1>
    • Decatur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maryetta, with the one closest to Maryetta listed first.
    • Loving
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Farmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Young County

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

Cemeteries Near Maryetta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maryetta.

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 Maryetta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burton Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Jacksboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5700 <3>
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Carroll Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wizard Wells Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Elm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Elm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Mountain Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Postoak Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Postoak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Postoak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • Graves Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Raper Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kilby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilby 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.<4>

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

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

  • Jacksboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineyard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
  • Crafton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
    • Crafton is located in Wise County
  • Postoak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Clay County
  • Joplin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
  • Willow Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Willow Point is located in Wise County
  • Chico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bridgeport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Antelope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
  • Bryson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
    • Bryson is located in Jack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <1>
  • Boonsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Boonsville is located in Wise County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sunset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Markley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markley
      • Markley is located in Young County
    • Alvord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Maryetta ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maryetta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maryetta, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maryetta.

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 Maryetta:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maryetta. 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>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>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 Maryetta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Maryetta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maryetta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2984, Longitude: -98.0750       In this case, the coordinates for Maryetta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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