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 Moscow (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 Moscow. 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.
Moscow is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Angelina, Hardin, Liberty, San Jacinto, Trinity & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Moscow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moscow:
- Polk County (The home county of Moscow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corrigan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lily Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Barnes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Leggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skinner Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Barnum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- New Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Bold Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Onalaska
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Prairie Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Shady Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Diboll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Burke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Manning ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Blix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Bald Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Granville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Dolan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dolan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Nancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nancy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Liberty County
- Big Thicket Creekmore Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- San Jacinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Point Blank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coldspring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Woodlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Groveton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helmic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Lacy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chita
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Apple Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Friday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Pennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Peach Tree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colmesneil
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Doucette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe North
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Ivanhoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moscow, see our County-by-County Page for Moscow.
Cemeteries Near Moscow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moscow.
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 Moscow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moscow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Jones Watts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lily Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parrish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Stryker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stryker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carmona Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Moscow had a population of 563 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Corrigan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Asia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
- Leggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hortense
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hortense is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Barnum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Carmona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carmona is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona
- Colita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colita is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Josserand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Josserand is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
- Groveton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goodrich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dallardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moscow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moscow.
Newspapers Published in Moscow ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moscow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moscow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moscow.
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 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 Moscow:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Liberty County
- San Jacinto County
- Trinity County
- Tyler 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> | 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 Moscow, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moscow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |