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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mormon Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mormon Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mormon Grove, please Contact Us.
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 Mormon Grove (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 Mormon Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Mormon Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mormon Grove: Mormon Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mormon Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mormon Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mormon Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.
Below are the counties that are near Mormon Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mormon Grove:
- Grayson County (The home county of Mormon Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Tribune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Southmayd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Gage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gage is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Gunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Knollwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Sadler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Van Alstyne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Celina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sedalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roland is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Westminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melissa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rhea Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
- Parris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parris is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
- Prosper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Lake Kiowa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Callisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Burns City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burns City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Oak Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hemming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hemming is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
- Gainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Valley View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lindsay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Pilot Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aubrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Krugerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Krugerville is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Providence Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Little Elm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Whitewright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Savoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Orangeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ector
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Edhube
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Ravenna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leonard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Cartwright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hendrix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Platter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Achille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yarnaby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Calera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Love County (OK)
- Thackerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Shay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- McBride
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- New Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mormon Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Mormon Grove.
Cemeteries Near Mormon Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mormon Grove.
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 Mormon Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mormon Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chambers Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Sherman.
- The Chambers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mormon Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370988 <4>
- Fox Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Akers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Woodmen Circle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Woodmen Circle
- The Forest Woodmen Circle has also been known as:
- Woodman Circle Cemetery
- Woodmen Circle Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316357 <4>
- Vaden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden Cemetery
- The Vaden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alms House Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
- Grayson County Farm Cemetery
- Grayson County Poor Farm Cemetery
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526720 <4>
- Offutt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Holloway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luella Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- The Cottonwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2397598 <4>
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.
Mormon Grove itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mormon Grove, with the one closest to Mormon Grove listed first.
- Elm View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm View is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
- Howe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southmayd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Ethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Elmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elmont is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Steedham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steedham is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
- Van Alstyne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Mound is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mound
- Sadler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tom Bean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Mormon Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mormon Grove.
Newspapers Published in Mormon Grove ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mormon Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mormon Grove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mormon Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mormon Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Comanche County
- Cooke County
- Denton County
- Fannin County
- Bryan County
- Love County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mormon Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mormon Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |