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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 Muleshoe (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 Muleshoe. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Muleshoe is located in Bailey County and is the County Seat.

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 Bailey County: Curry (NM), Roosevelt (NM), Cochran, Lamb & Parmer.

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

  • Bailey County     (The home county of Muleshoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muleshoe, with the one closest to Muleshoe listed first.
    • Stegall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
      • Stegall is located in Bailey County
    • Bula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
      • Bula is located in Bailey County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <2>
    • Enochs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs
      • Enochs is located in Bailey County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enochs <2>
    • Maple
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Hockley County
    • Pep
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pep have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pep
      • Pep is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pep <2>
  • Lamb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muleshoe, with the one closest to Muleshoe listed first.
    • Sudan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
      • Sudan is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <2>
    • Earth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
      • Earth is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <2>
    • Amherst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Springlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake
      • Springlake is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springlake <2>
  • Parmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muleshoe, with the one closest to Muleshoe listed first.
    • Lazbuddie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Farwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Parmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <2>
    • Bovina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Parmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <2>
    • Friona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
      • Friona is located in Parmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <2>
  • Curry County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muleshoe, with the one closest to Muleshoe listed first.
    • Texico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
      • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <2>
    • Clovis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
      • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Muleshoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muleshoe.

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

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

  • Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bailey County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lariat Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lariat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lariat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lazbuddie Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lazbuddie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lazbuddie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sudan Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sudan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sudan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Camp Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Baileyboro Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Earth Memorial Perpetual Care Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Farwell Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Farwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bula Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bula Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bula Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991244 <3>
  • Amherst Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amherst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Springlake Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springlake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springlake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Texico Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texico Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arch Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arch Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arch Cemetery is located in Arch (NM).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37944 <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Muleshoe ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muleshoe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Muleshoe:

The official website for Muleshoe: www.cityofmuleshoe.com/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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- Muleshoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Muleshoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2292, Longitude: -102.7283       In this case, the coordinates for Muleshoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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