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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 Salem (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 Salem. 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 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 Salem is located in Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County: Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Parker, Stephens & Young.

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

  • Palo Pinto County     (The home county of New Salem)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
    • Brazos
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Santo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Mineral Wells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Palo Pinto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mingus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
    • Salesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Graford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Strawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
    • Morgan Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
    • Bluff Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Thurber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannibal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Stephenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lingleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
    • Lipan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Tolar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Brazos Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Acton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • DeCordova
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Paluxy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
    • Cresson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
    • Pecan Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
    • Perrin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Gibtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
    • Dennis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Millsap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
    • Lemley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Authon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Weatherford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peaster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Hudson Oaks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <2>
    • Annetta North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people

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

Cemeteries Near New Salem ...

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

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

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

  • Landreth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landreth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dobbs Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobbs Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobbs Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Brazos.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968823 <5>
  • Grassdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bosley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Santo East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santo East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santo East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poe Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poe Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poe Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dominicar Merlo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Brannon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Brazos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Santo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
  • Lipan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Lipan is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Brock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Brock is located in Parker County
  • Millsap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
  • Mineral Wells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
    • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
  • Palo Pinto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
  • Gordon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Garner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Parker County
  • Bluff Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tolar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thorp Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
      • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
    • Lemley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Thurber
      (19 miles [30.6 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 New Salem. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Salem.

Newspapers Published in New Salem ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Salem.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Salem, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Salem.

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 helpful 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 Salem:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- New Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6171, Longitude: -98.0987       In this case, the coordinates for New Salem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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