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 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 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.
McCoy is located in Red River 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 Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.
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:
- Red River County (The home county of McCoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Sherry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bagwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cuthand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Bogata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Annona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Halesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Boxelder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Acworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- De Kalb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dalby Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Hagansport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Sulphur Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nelta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Tira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Saltillo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Deport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pattonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cunningham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clardy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Sun Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sylvan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Pin Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Novice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Taylor Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Biardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Reno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Talco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Winfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Miller's Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Frogville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Swink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Idabel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
- Garvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valliant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- McKenzie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Shamrock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairgrounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dodd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Catonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find McCoy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCoy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bagwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fulbright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fulbright is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
- Rosalie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Bogata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Madras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madras is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Halesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Annona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Pattonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blossom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 80 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. 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 helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Red River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Delta County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Lamar County
- Titus County
- Choctaw County
- McCurtain 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> | 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. |
| <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- McCoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |