Our Genealogy Helper
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 Negley (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 Negley. 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 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.
Negley is located in Red River 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 Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.
Below are the counties that are near Negley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Negley:
- Red River County (The home county of Negley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Negley, with the one closest to Negley listed first.
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Acworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Addielou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Bagwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kanawha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sherry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Annona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- Hagansport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Negley, with the one closest to Negley listed first.
- Pin Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Novice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Pattonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Reno
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Clardy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Arthur City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midcity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midcity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Titus County
- Talco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Negley, with the one closest to Negley listed first.
- Frogville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Swink
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Towson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Hugo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Spencerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Negley, with the one closest to Negley listed first.
- Millerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valliant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Idabel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
- Wright City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Golden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Slim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
- Haworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rufe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Broken Bow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ringold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Negley, see our County-by-County Page for Negley.
Cemeteries Near Negley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Negley.
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 Negley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Negley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Negley, with the one closest to Negley listed first.
- Tuggle Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Albion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Free Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Negley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Negley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Negley, with the one closest to Negley listed first.
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bagwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madras is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kanawha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Annona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Fulbright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulbright is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
- Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Deport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Cuthand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Negley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Negley.
Newspapers Published in Negley ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Negley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Negley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Negley.
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 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 Negley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Red River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lamar County
- Titus County
- Choctaw County
- McCurtain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Negley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Negley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |