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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 Marystown (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 Marystown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Marystown is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Hood, Parker, Somervell & Tarrant.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Marystown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Egan
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Briaroaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cross Timber
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Joshua
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Keene
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Burleson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coyote Flats
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Alvarado
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crowley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lillian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleburne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Kimball
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Eulogy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Kopperl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Cedar Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ovilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Shamrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Glenn Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Duncanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • DeSoto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Venus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mansfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Britton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Midlothian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Maypearl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Boz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Oak Leaf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Sterrett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Waxahachie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Forreston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Covington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Blum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Itasca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovelace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Huron is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Carl's Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Cresson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fort Spunky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Acton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • DeCordova
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Pecan Plantation
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Brazos Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Aledo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Annetta South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta North
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Willow Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Nemo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Rose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marystown, with the one closest to Marystown listed first.
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Retta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Rendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Everman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Primrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Edgecliff Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Saint Francis Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wedgewood East
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • Kennedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Benbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Marystown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marystown.

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

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

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

  • Marystown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Keene Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Old Lane Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lane Prairie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Lane Prairie Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Cleburne.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Buel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lightfoot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenacres Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burleson Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Caddo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cahill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Balch 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Marystown had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Egan
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Egan is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • Joshua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Burleson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alvarado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Cleburne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
  • Cuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cuba is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Venus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mansfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Primrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Godley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bono
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono

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

Newspapers Published in Marystown ...

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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marystown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marystown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marystown.

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 websites either 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 Marystown:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Marystown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Marystown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.