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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 McCoy (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 McCoy. 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 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.

McCoy is located in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County: Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Rockwall & Van Zandt.

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

  • Kaufman County     (The home county of McCoy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Ables Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
    • Elmo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Poetry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • College Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
    • Terrell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Abner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Abner is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Lawrence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Oak Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Ola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ola is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Lone Star
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Talty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Kaufman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Royse City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Josephine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lavon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Copeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wylie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <1>
    • Clear Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Saint Paul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Sachse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Sunnyvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Rowlett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Combine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Combine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Seagoville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mesquite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Balch Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Miller Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonanza
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Palestine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Cumby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Divide
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Brashear
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Hawk Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Quinlan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Tawakoni
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Boles Home
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Union Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Weiland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Lone Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendrix
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
    • Caddo Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Greenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Campbell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • East Tawakoni
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Flats
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emory
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Blackland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Fate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • Mobile City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Wills Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Myrtle Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • Fruitvale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • Grand Saline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tundra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Alba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gunter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter

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

Cemeteries Near McCoy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCoy.

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

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

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

  • Ables Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Whites Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson Mosley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McBride Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Elmo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Grovel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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, McCoy had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Elmo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Poetry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
  • Wills Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Terrell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wieland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wieland is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
  • Lawrence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Abner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Abner is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
  • Edgewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
  • Chisholm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Caddo Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Royse City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Myrtle Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs

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

Newspapers Published in McCoy ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCoy, 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 McCoy.

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 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 McCoy:

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 '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- McCoy) 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 McCoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.