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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Musgrove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Musgrove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Musgrove, 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 Musgrove (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 Musgrove. 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 hospitals and 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 Musgrove is historic, it would have been located within present day Wood 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 Wood County: Franklin, Hopkins, Rains, Smith, Upshur & Van Zandt.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Musgrove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musgrove, with the one closest to Musgrove listed first.
    • Perryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Stout
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Cartwright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Coke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Forest Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Pine Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Quitman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hainesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Yantis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Golden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Hawkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mineola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musgrove, with the one closest to Musgrove listed first.
    • Leesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pittsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Harvard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musgrove, with the one closest to Musgrove listed first.
    • Scroggins
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winnsboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Purley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Mount Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hagansport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musgrove, with the one closest to Musgrove listed first.
    • Pickton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Black Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Como
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
    • Saltillo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Tazewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Dike
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nelta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Bonanza
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musgrove, with the one closest to Musgrove listed first.
    • Cason
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Daingerfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jenkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Lone Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Smith County
    • Red Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Red Springs is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musgrove, with the one closest to Musgrove listed first.
    • Miller's Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Winfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Cookville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Talco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musgrove, with the one closest to Musgrove listed first.
    • Piney Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Simpsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Grice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Rhonesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
    • Rosewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Bettie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Kelsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Ewell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Delrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • LaFayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Gilmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pritchett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pritchett is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett

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

Cemeteries Near Musgrove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Musgrove.

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 Musgrove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Willard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196713 <3>
  • McGee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coldwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Monday Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hepsibah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...
    • Hay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Snodgrass Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.

While we didn't find Musgrove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Musgrove.

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

  • Winnsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stout
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Purley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Purley is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Macon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Pickton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Simpsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Black Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Grice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grice is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
  • Monticello
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Monticello is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Coke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Coke is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Pine Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pine Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Pittsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Como
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Musgrove ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Musgrove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Musgrove, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Musgrove.

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 Musgrove:

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 Musgrove, 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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Musgrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.