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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about McKinleyville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McKinleyville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McKinleyville, please Contact Us.
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 McKinleyville (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 McKinleyville. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of McKinleyville is historic, it would have been located within present day Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near McKinleyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKinleyville:
- Houston County (The home county of McKinleyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinleyville, with the one closest to McKinleyville listed first.
- Ratcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Fog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Hagerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Harrison Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Kennard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Belott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Hickory Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Refuge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Grapeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinleyville, with the one closest to McKinleyville listed first.
- Mound City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Salmon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Alderbranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Herring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Crystal Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Elkhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinleyville, with the one closest to McKinleyville listed first.
- Redtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Pollok
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Durant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Blix
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Woodlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Peavy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Keltys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinleyville, with the one closest to McKinleyville listed first.
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weeping Mary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maydelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Reklaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gallatin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ponta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinleyville, with the one closest to McKinleyville listed first.
- Douglass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Nat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Dextra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Looneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Nacogdoches
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sacul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cushing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Trawick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinleyville, with the one closest to McKinleyville listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Apple Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Pennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Friday
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Groveton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Woodlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKinleyville, see our County-by-County Page for McKinleyville.
Cemeteries Near McKinleyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKinleyville.
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 McKinleyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKinleyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKinleyville, with the one closest to McKinleyville listed first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mexican Prisoners Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vaughn Family Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shooks Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Brent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find McKinleyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKinleyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKinleyville, with the one closest to McKinleyville listed first.
- Tadmor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Hagerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Belott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Pollok
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- San Pedro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Apple Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKinleyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKinleyville.
Newspapers Published in McKinleyville ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKinleyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKinleyville, 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 McKinleyville.
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 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 McKinleyville:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Nacogdoches County
- Trinity County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 McKinleyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- McKinleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |