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 Mildred (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 Mildred. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mildred is located in Navarro 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 Navarro County: Anderson, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hill & Limestone.
Below are the counties that are near Mildred. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mildred:
- Navarro County (The home county of Mildred)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Elm Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Powell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Navarro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Angus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mustang
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Goodlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Kerens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corsicana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Bazette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Roane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
- Oak Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Cayuga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greens Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Yard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blackfoot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Telico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Telico is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
- Ennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bardwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crisp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Garrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Howard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Winkler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Streetman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Kirvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wortham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Teague
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Turlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Trinidad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Star Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Tool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Enchanted Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Seven Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caney City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Malakoff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Cross Roads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Log Cabin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Gun Barrel City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eustace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hill County
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Styx
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Tolosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Stubbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Mabank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Grays Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Rosser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Tehuacana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coolidge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mildred, see our County-by-County Page for Mildred.
Cemeteries Near Mildred ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mildred.
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 Mildred - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mildred covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Handcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handcock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Handcock Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Eureka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4044 <3>
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kerens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kerens.
- The Kerens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Restland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4613 <3>
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Corsicana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7730 <3>
- Hamilton - Beeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Mildred in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mildred.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Powell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Angus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Kerens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corsicana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bazette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Winkler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Rural Shade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
- Chatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pursley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Trinidad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Drane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Drane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
- Rice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mildred. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mildred.
Newspapers Published in Mildred ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mildred.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mildred, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mildred.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mildred:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Navarro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Ellis County
- Freestone County
- Henderson County
- Hill County
- Kaufman County
- Limestone 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mildred) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Mildred, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |