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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 McLendon (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 McLendon. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

McLendon is located in Rockwall 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 Rockwall County: Collin, Dallas, Hunt & Kaufman.

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

  • Rockwall County     (The home county of McLendon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Blackland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Mobile City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
    • Royse City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lavon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nevada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sachse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wylie
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Josephine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Copeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Clear Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Murphy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Farmersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
    • Rowlett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Mesquite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Lawson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Balch Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Seagoville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kleberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
    • Combine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Combine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Buckingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Rawlins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
    • Walnut Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Bristol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
    • Union Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Quinlan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Caddo Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendrix
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
    • Hawk Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Boles Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • West Tawakoni
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Weiland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Merit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dixon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
    • Heath
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Lawrence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Poetry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Forney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Talty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Terrell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Ables Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
    • Crandall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lone Star
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Elmo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • College Mound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
    • Oak Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • East Tawakoni
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Flats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Van Zandt County
    • Wills Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McLendon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McLendon.

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

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

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

  • Chisholm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Longhorn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blackland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kaiser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McShan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

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

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

  • Chisholm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Blackland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
  • Heath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
  • Rockwall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Lawrence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Forney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Poetry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
  • Royse City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Terrell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Millwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Millwood is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Lavon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley

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

Newspapers Published in McLendon ...

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 218 newspapers that have been published in the area around McLendon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McLendon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McLendon.

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 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 McLendon:

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 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.
<3>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 McLendon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- McLendon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.