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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 Muenster (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 Muenster. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Muenster is located in Cooke 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 Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Muenster ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muenster.

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 Muenster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hayes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Syke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Syke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Syke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brushy Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scanland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scanland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scanland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Able Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Able Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Able Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McGrady Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGrady Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGrady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bewley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bewley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bewley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Muenster had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Muenster had a population of 1,664 people.

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

  • Myra
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lindsay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Jo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
    • Saint Jo is located in Montague County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <1>
  • Era
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gainesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
  • Forestburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dye
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Dye is located in Montague County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dye
    • From Muenster to Dye
  • Bonita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Montague County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bonita
    • From Muenster to Bonita
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Valley View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <1>
    • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivells Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
      • Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County
    • Illinois Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Muenster ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muenster.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Muenster. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Muenster and those printed in the larger area surrounding Muenster.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Muenster.

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 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 Muenster:

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

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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 Muenster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Muenster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Muenster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6515, Longitude: -97.3739    









 

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