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 Minter (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 Minter. 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.
Minter is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Minter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minter:
- Lamar County (The home county of Minter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Cunningham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Clardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Deport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Biardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Glory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Broadway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Gadston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Sylvan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enloe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cooper
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ben Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jot-Em-Down
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Dial
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Honey Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Hagansport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Purley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Sulphur Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nelta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Tira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Dike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Birthright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Posey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Peerless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hunt County
- Yowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Halesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Bagwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Addielou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Annona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kanawha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Boxelder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Talco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Miller's Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Choctaw County (OK)
- Frogville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minter, see our County-by-County Page for Minter.
Cemeteries Near Minter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minter.
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 Minter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Minter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Restland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kensing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Biardstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Cooper.
- The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Delta Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <3>
- Wrights Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Slabtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winfrey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Minter had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minter, with the one closest to Minter listed first.
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Halesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Deport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Biardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Sulphur Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fulbright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulbright is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
- Glory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Bogata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Broadway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lake Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minter.
Newspapers Published in Minter ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minter, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minter.
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 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 Minter:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Choctaw 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' (or 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- Minter) 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 Minter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |