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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 Maypearl (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 Maypearl. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Maypearl is located in Ellis 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 Ellis County: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro & Tarrant.

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

  • Ellis County     (The home county of Maypearl)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maypearl, with the one closest to Maypearl listed first.
    • Auburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Boz
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Venus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forreston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Midlothian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Waxahachie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Italy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Milford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Howard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Avalon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maypearl, with the one closest to Maypearl listed first.
    • Ovilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenn Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • DeSoto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lancaster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncanville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ferris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutchins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maypearl, with the one closest to Maypearl listed first.
    • Itasca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carl's Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Lovelace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Covington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mertens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bynum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Irene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Chatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Blum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maypearl, with the one closest to Maypearl listed first.
    • Grandview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Alvarado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Lillian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyote Flats
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Parker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Egan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Keene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Briaroaks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cleburne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rio Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maypearl, with the one closest to Maypearl listed first.
    • Frost
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blooming Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Barry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Emhouse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Rice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rice is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maypearl, with the one closest to Maypearl listed first.
    • Retta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Rendon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Everman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsons Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pantego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • University Park Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Edgecliff Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people

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

Cemeteries Near Maypearl ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maypearl.

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

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

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

  • Ozro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greathouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bee Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Odom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Berrys Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Files Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnesville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Center League Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Forreston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

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

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

  • Auburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Auburn is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Boz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Boz is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
  • Mountain Peak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
  • Venus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sardis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Italy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waxahachie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Midlothian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Nash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Itasca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Milford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Alvarado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Avalon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sterrett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Maypearl ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maypearl.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Maypearl. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Maypearl and those printed in the larger area surrounding Maypearl.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Maypearl.

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 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 Maypearl:

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>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 Maypearl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maypearl) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.