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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Matinburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Matinburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Matinburg, 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 Matinburg (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 Matinburg. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Matinburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Upshur 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 Upshur County: Camp, Gregg, Marion, Morris, Smith & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Matinburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matinburg:
- Upshur County (The home county of Matinburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Simpsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Piney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Ewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Grice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Bettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Delrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- LaFayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Rosewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Kelsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Rhonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Gilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Scroggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- East Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Gladewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warren City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Seven Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Clarksville City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Judson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teneryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Harrison County
- Morton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pickton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Saltillo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Como
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Marion County
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Cason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Daingerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Omaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Red Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Winona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Starrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Miller's Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Stout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Pine Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Cartwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Hainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Coke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Forest Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Hawkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Quitman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mineola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yantis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matinburg, see our County-by-County Page for Matinburg.
Cemeteries Near Matinburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matinburg.
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 Matinburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matinburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
- The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374801 <4>
- Simpsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
- The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172448 <4>
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pineview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bolton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Smart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Rhonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3953 <4>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pittsburg.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6473 <4>
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 Matinburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Matinburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matinburg, with the one closest to Matinburg listed first.
- Simpsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Ewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- LaFayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Gilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Winnsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pritchett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Cason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matinburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matinburg.
Newspapers Published in Matinburg ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Matinburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Matinburg, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Matinburg.
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 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 Matinburg:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Hopkins County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Smith County
- Titus County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Matinburg, 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> | 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- Matinburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |