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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 Red River County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Cuthand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Bogata
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Detroit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
    • Annona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • English
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Red River County
    • Boxelder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxelder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Addielou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County
    • Avery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
  • Delta County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
      • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <1>
    • Tira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <1>
    • Blossom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clardy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
    • Sun Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sylvan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Pin Hook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
    • Novice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Taylor Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
    • Biardstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
    • Reno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Glory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
  • 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)
    • Winfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Titus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <1>
    • Miller's Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <1>
    • Millerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Valliant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
      • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <1>

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
  • New Shamrock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Shamrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Shamrock Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
  • Harris Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Chapel Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Fairgrounds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairgrounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairgrounds Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Shamrock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamrock Cemetery
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stone Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • Catonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catonville Cemetery
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulbright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
    • Fulbright is located in Red River County
  • Rosalie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
    • Rosalie is located in Red River County
  • Bogata
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
  • Cuthand
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Cuthand is located in Red River County
  • Madras
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Madras is located in Red River County
  • Detroit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
  • Deport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Halesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Halesboro is located in Red River County
  • Annona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Lamar County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • English
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Red River County
    • 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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCoy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McCoy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5768, Longitude: -95.1258       In this case, the coordinates for McCoy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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