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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 Mingo (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 Mingo. 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 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.

Mingo is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Mingo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
    • Cross Roads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Krugerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Denton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Lincoln Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Providence Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Aubrey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Oak Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Corinth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake Dallas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Little Elm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
    • Prosper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rockhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Frisco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Celina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hebron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Rhea Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Carrollton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Roland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Allen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • McKinney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Plano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
    • Hemming
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Valley View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Burns City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Era
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gainesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Oak Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Rosston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindsay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Myra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coppell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Grapevine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmers Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Estelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Irving
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Buckingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Richardson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
    • Tioga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Gunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Whitesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
    • Keller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bransford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Colleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Haslet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Bedford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Euless
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • North Richland Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Watauga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Pecan Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mingo, with the one closest to Mingo listed first.
    • Slidell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bluett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • New Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rhome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Herman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Aurora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Mingo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mingo.

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

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

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

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trietsch Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black Jack Cemetery
  • Roselawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roselawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Denton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6476 <2>
  • Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Swisher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Argyle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Duck Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mingo had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Denton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Aubrey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Navo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Navo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
  • Little Elm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mustang
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mustang is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Sanger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Krum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
  • Argyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Parvin is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Pilot Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bolivar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Lewisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield

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

Newspapers Published in Mingo ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mingo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mingo, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mingo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mingo:

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 Mingo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mingo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.