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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 Mount Selman (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 Mount Selman. 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 Mount Selman ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Selman: Mt. Selman

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.

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

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Mount Selman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Selman, with the one closest to Mount Selman listed first.
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Mixon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mixon
      • From Mount Selman to Mixon
    • Bullard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
      • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <3>
    • Gould
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Reese
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
      • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <3>
    • Blackjack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Troup
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Summerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
      • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <3>
    • Griffin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Griffin
      • From Mount Selman to Griffin
    • Turney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Selman, with the one closest to Mount Selman listed first.
    • Frankston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Todd City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Todd City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
      • Todd City is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Todd City
      • From Mount Selman to Todd City
    • Neches
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
      • Pert is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pert
      • From Mount Selman to Pert
    • Fosterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brushy Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Herring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Herring
      • From Mount Selman to Herring
    • Elmwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Mount Selman to Elmwood
    • Elmtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jarvis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kossuth
      • From Mount Selman to Kossuth
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Selman, with the one closest to Mount Selman listed first.
    • Berryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berryville
      • From Mount Selman to Berryville
    • Coffee City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Moore Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
      • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Poynor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
      • Poynor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <3>
    • Chandler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • LaRue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Brownsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsboro <3>
    • Leagueville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Selman, with the one closest to Mount Selman listed first.
    • Dextra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dextra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dextra
      • From Mount Selman to Dextra
    • Sacul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul
      • Sacul is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacul <3>
  • Rusk County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Selman, with the one closest to Mount Selman listed first.
    • Teaselville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Whitehouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <3>
    • Dogwood City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Lee Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Gresham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Noonday
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Omen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sinclair City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinclair City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
    • Arp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Chapel Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
      • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
    • Tyler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Van Zandt County
    • Edom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Selman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Selman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Larissa Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Killough Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tarrant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarrant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarrant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tecula Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tecula Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tecula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bullard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Thompson Family Cemetery
  • Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (309 more) ...
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Renfro Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renfro Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renfro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mount Selman had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
  • Mixon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mixon
    • From Mount Selman to Mixon
  • Bullard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
    • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <3>
  • Jacksonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Flint
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Troup
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Berryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berryville
    • From Mount Selman to Berryville
  • Griffin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Griffin
    • From Mount Selman to Griffin
  • Omen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
  • Fincastle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Fincastle is located in Henderson County
  • Neches
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Selman ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Selman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Selman, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Selman.

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 websites either 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 Mount Selman:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Selman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Selman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Selman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0681, Longitude: -95.2841    
<5>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.
<6>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 Mount Selman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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