Our Genealogy Helper
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 Mayd (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 Mayd. 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.
Mayd is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.
Below are the counties that are near Mayd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayd:
- Grayson County (The home county of Mayd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Southmayd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sadler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gage is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Whitesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Basin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Locust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Locust is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Van Alstyne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Celina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhea Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
- Roland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roland is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Sedalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Prosper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Melissa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parris is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cooke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Lake Kiowa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Callisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Burns City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Coesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hemming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemming is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
- Valley View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Pilot Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aubrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Krugerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Krugerville is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Sanger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Lincoln Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Savoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whitewright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orangeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Cartwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Platter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kemp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Achille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Love County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Thackerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Shay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- McBride
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayd, see our County-by-County Page for Mayd.
Cemeteries Near Mayd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayd.
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 Mayd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sadler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler Cemetery
- The Sadler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6559 <2>
- Macomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macomb Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Collinsville.
- The Macomb Cemetery has also been known as:
- McComb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1518763 <2>
- Kendall Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- The Tuck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allred / Beasley Cemetery
- Allred / Tuck Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
- Beasley / Tuck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7294 <2>
- Basin Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Whitesboro.
- The Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben Dye Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973820 <2>
- Welch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walthall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Diamond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitesboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7617 <2>
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Mayd in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayd.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayd, with the one closest to Mayd listed first.
- Southmayd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sadler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steedham is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
- Whitesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Basin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Elm View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm View is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Balm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balm is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Callisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Red Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayd.
Newspapers Published in Mayd ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayd, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayd.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Mayd:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Comanche County
- Cooke County
- Denton County
- Fannin County
- Bryan County
- Love County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 '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- Mayd) 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 Mayd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |