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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 New Harp (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 New Harp. 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.

Name Variations for New Harp ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Newharp.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

New Harp is located in Montague 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 Montague County: Jefferson (OK), Love (OK), Clay, Cooke, Jack & Wise.

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

  • Montague County     (The home county of New Harp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harp, with the one closest to New Harp listed first.
    • Forestburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hardy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Sunset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Salona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Fruitland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Saint Jo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Montague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Montague County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <1>
    • Bowie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Bonita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
    • Nocona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
    • Illinois Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harp, with the one closest to New Harp listed first.
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Bellevue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <1>
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harp, with the one closest to New Harp listed first.
    • Rosston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Era
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Muenster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Myra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Lindsay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County
    • Gainesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Hemming
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Burns City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harp, with the one closest to New Harp listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Stony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
      • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Sanger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
      • Sanger is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <1>
    • Krum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Ponder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
      • Ponder is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponder <1>
    • DISH
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Justin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justin
      • Justin is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justin <1>
    • Denton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
  • Jack County
    • Wizard Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harp, with the one closest to New Harp listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <1>
    • Slidell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Decatur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Chico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Bluett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
    • Paradise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <1>
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • New Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Boyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Runaway Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
      • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <1>
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harp, with the one closest to New Harp listed first.
    • Jimtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
    • Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>

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

Newspapers Published in New Harp ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Harp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Harp, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Harp.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 New Harp:

Cemeteries Near New Harp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Harp.

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

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

  • Pella Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pella Cemetery
  • Rush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Cemetery
  • Forestburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestburg Cemetery
  • Ball Knob Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Knob Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Bewley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bewley Cemetery
  • Huddelston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddelston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddelston Cemetery
  • Huddelston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddelston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddelston Cemetery
  • Scrougy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (124 more) ...
    • Lake Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Valley Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Denver Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denver Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Forestburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alvord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
    • Alvord is located in Wise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <1>
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
  • Dye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Dye is located in Montague County
  • Sunset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Slidell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Salona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Salona is located in Montague County
  • Hood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
  • Decatur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Chico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Era
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Montague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Montague County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <1>
    • Saint Jo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>

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

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Harp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Harp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4524, Longitude: -97.5724    
<5>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 New Harp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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