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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 Mattox (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 Mattox. 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 Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mattox is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Beauregard (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Sabine (LA), Vernon (LA), Jasper, Orange & Sabine.

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

  • Newton County     (The home county of Mattox)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Wiergate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shanklerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Burkeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Newton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • South Toledo Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Toledo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Bon Wier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hughes is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Bleakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
    • Call
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Angelina County
    • Parker Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Browndell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jasper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sam Rayburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Harveytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Beech Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Kirbyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Call Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
  • Sabine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Mason
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Brookeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemphill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bronson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Milam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Powell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Tyler County
    • Town Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Merryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • DeRidder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <1>
    • Ludington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Toro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Vernon Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Evans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Savage Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Elmwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Pickering
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Pinewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Rosepine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Fertitta Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • New Llano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Westwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Anacoco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Mattox ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mattox.

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

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

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

  • Eddie Gatson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shanklerville Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mattox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Frisby Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Big Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Griggs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 Mattox in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mattox.

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

  • Farrsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Farrsville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
  • Burkeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Newton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairmount
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Jasper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Toledo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Erin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Erin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Bleakwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
  • Belgrade
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Belgrade is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Beech Grove
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Magnolia Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hemphill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Caney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Caney is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Toro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro

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

Newspapers Published in Mattox ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mattox.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mattox, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mattox.

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 Mattox:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mattox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mattox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.