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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 Mesquite (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 Mesquite. 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 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.

New Mesquite is located in Collin 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 Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.

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

  • Collin County     (The home county of New Mesquite)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mesquite, with the one closest to New Mesquite listed first.
    • Copeville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Farmersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lavon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nevada
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowry Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Josephine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wylie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <1>
    • Biggers ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Biggers is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
    • Saint Paul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Lucas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mesquite, with the one closest to New Mesquite listed first.
    • Rowlett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Buckingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Richardson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Sunnyvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mesquite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Rawlins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
    • University Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmers Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mesquite, with the one closest to New Mesquite listed first.
    • The Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hackberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Little Elm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mesquite, with the one closest to New Mesquite listed first.
    • Leonard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Orangeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Bailey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Whitewright
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mesquite, with the one closest to New Mesquite listed first.
    • Cannon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Pilot Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Kentucky Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
    • Tom Bean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Howe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Gunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiterock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mesquite, with the one closest to New Mesquite listed first.
    • Merit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Caddo Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hendrix
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
    • Union Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Kingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Celeste
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Jacobia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • Boles Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Quinlan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mesquite, with the one closest to New Mesquite listed first.
    • Heath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Poetry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Forney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Terrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ables Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
    • Talty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
  • Rains County
    • Hooker Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mesquite, with the one closest to New Mesquite listed first.
    • Fate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • Mobile City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blackland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people

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

Cemeteries Near New Mesquite ...

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

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 New Mesquite - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Backbone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Abston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McMinn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • The Prairie Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aleo Cemetery
  • Housten Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rike Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Winkle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Winkle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Princeton.
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

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

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

  • Copeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lavon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nevada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wylie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <1>
  • Josephine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Paul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Millwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Millwood is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Lucas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lucas is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Verona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Verona is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Altoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Altoga is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Merit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fayburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fayburg is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayburg
    • Parker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in New Mesquite ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Mesquite.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Mesquite, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Mesquite.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mesquite:

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 from Point A (ie- New Mesquite) 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 New Mesquite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.