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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 Mustang (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 Mustang. 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 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 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.

Mustang is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Mustang)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Aubrey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Krugerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Pilot Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Cross Roads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Little Elm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oak Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hackberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Lakewood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Shady Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Celina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Prosper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Rhea Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Frisco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Parris
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
    • McKinney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Anna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
    • Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Allen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Hemming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Burns City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Lake Kiowa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Valley View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Gainesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Era
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Callisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Lindsay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Addison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Coppell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Richardson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Buckingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Grapevine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Tioga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Gunter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Collinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Howe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Southmayd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Whitesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cannon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Gage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Sadler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Luella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
  • Wise County

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

Cemeteries Near Mustang ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mustang.

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

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

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

  • Skinner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black Jack Cemetery
  • Old Celina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cole Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cole Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Tioga.
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Emberson Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ware Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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, Mustang had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Aubrey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Parvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parvin is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Celina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Navo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Navo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
  • Little Elm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mingo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Rhea Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
  • Tioga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tioga is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
  • Bloomfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Weston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Roland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Denton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mustang ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mustang.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mustang, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mustang.

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 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 Mustang:

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>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- Mustang) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mustang, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.