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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 Midlothian (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 Midlothian. 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 and 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.

Midlothian is located in Ellis 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 Ellis County: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro & Tarrant.

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

  • Ellis County     (The home county of Midlothian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Britton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
    • Sardis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sardis
      • From Midlothian to Sardis
    • Venus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Leaf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Sterrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Red Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <3>
    • Mansfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waxahachie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maypearl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maypearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypearl
      • Maypearl is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maypearl <3>
    • Pecan Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Boz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ike
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Cedar Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ovilla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenn Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Heights
      • Glenn Heights is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn Heights <3>
    • DeSoto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shamrock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
    • Duncanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lancaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
    • Cockrell Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Grand Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisbon
      • From Midlothian to Lisbon
    • Ferris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Ferris is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <3>
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jim Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jim Town
      • From Midlothian to Jim Town
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Itasca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
    • Carl's Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Lovelace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mertens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Brandon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <3>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Lillian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
      • Lillian is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillian <3>
    • Alvarado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <3>
    • Egan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Egan
      • From Midlothian to Egan
    • Grandview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
    • Briaroaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briaroaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Coyote Flats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuba
      • From Midlothian to Cuba
    • Burleson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Keene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
    • Crowley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <3>
    • Joshua
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
      • Joshua is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <3>
    • Parker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Navarro County
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Retta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
    • Rendon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsons Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pantego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pantego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
      • Pantego is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pantego <3>
    • University Park Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park Village
      • University Park Village is located in Tarrant County
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Everman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everman
      • Everman is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everman <3>
    • Forest Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgecliff Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Euless
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Midlothian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midlothian.

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 Midlothian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Newton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Estes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center League Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center League Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center League Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Ozro Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozro Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ozro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Red Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rhodes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Midlothian had a population of 297 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Midlothian had a population of 35,146 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Midlothian ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midlothian.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Midlothian. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Midlothian and those printed in the larger area surrounding Midlothian.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Midlothian.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Midlothian:

The official website for Midlothian: www.midlothian.tx.us/

The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Midlothian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Midlothian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midlothian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4822, Longitude: -96.9956    









 

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