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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

New Mesquite is located in Collin 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
      • Copeville is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <2>
    • Farmersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
    • Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
    • Lavon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
      • Lavon is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <2>
    • Nevada
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowry Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
      • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Josephine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
      • Josephine is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <2>
    • Wylie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <2>
    • Saint Paul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Lucas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • New Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
      • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <2>
    • Garland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Buckingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
    • Richardson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Sunnyvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
      • Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <2>
    • Addison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
    • Mesquite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
      • Mesquite is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <2>
    • Rawlins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawlins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
    • University Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,885 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <2>
    • Farmers Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Branch
      • Farmers Branch is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmers Branch <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • The Colony is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Colony <2>
    • Hackberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Little Elm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
      • Little Elm is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Elm <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
    • Trenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Orangeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orangeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
    • 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.
    • Pilot Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Kentucky Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
    • Tom Bean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Howe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
    • Gunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiterock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
    • Caddo Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
      • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <2>
    • Hendrix
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
    • Union Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Kingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Celeste
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
      • Celeste is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <2>
    • White Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
    • Jacobia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
    • Boles Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
    • Quinlan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
      • Quinlan is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinlan <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <2>
    • Poetry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poetry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
    • Forney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Terrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ables Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
    • Talty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
  • Rains County
    • Hooker Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <2>
    • Mobile City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
      • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <2>
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • 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.

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 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 the 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   (269 more) ...

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
    • Copeville is located in Collin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <2>
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
  • Lavon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
    • Lavon is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <2>
  • Nevada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
  • Wylie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <2>
  • Josephine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
    • Josephine is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <2>
  • Saint Paul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Millwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Collin County
  • Lucas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Verona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Collin County
  • Altoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
    • Altoga is located in Collin County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Merit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fayburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayburg
      • Fayburg is located in Collin County
    • 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]<6>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 Mesquite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 Mesquite) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Mesquite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1168, Longitude: -96.4336       In this case, the coordinates for New Mesquite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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