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 Minden (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 Minden. 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.
Minden is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Minden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minden:
- Rusk County (The home county of Minden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Brachfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Oak Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Mount Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- New Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Joinerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Reklaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Griffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Blackjack
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- New Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ponta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Troup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gallatin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Mixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Turney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Rusk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Elderville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Kilgore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Cushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trawick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Sacul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fitze
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Dextra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Looneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Appleby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Nat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Redfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Douglass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nacogdoches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Long Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buncome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Delray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Gary City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Murvaul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Murvaul is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
- Beckville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Timpson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tenaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Wright City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Omen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minden, see our County-by-County Page for Minden.
Cemeteries Near Minden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minden.
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 Minden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Old Minden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Booker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCune Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edmonson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Minden had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minden, with the one closest to Minden listed first.
- Laneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Pinehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Long Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Fair Play
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Play is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- New Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Linn Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Delray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fitze
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minden.
Newspapers Published in Minden ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minden, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Minden:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Shelby County
- Smith 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Minden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Minden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |