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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Newark Beach (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 Newark Beach. 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 Newark Beach ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Newark Beach: Newark Bch.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Newark Beach is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Cooke, Denton, Jack, Montague, Parker & Tarrant.

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

  • Wise County     (The home county of Newark Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark Beach, with the one closest to Newark Beach listed first.
    • Newark
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Briar
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Aurora
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rhome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fairview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Bluett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Herman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark Beach, with the one closest to Newark Beach listed first.
    • Grapevine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Coppell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Estelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Lewisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark Beach, with the one closest to Newark Beach listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Justin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Northlake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • DISH
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Roanoke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Marshall Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Corral City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Ponder
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trophy Club
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Westlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Argyle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark Beach, with the one closest to Newark Beach listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Wizard Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
  • Johnson County
    • Crowley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark Beach, with the one closest to Newark Beach listed first.
    • Reno
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Azle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Sanctuary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Springtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Goshen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Carter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Dicey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Agnes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Willow Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Poolville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Aledo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newark Beach, with the one closest to Newark Beach listed first.
    • Pecan Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Pelican Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Haslet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Saginaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Worth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sansom Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Keller
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Westworth Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • River Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Newark Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newark Beach.

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 Newark Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stokes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Azleland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Azle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <3>
  • Aurora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keeter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith - Frazier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Arkansas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Opal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bud Clark Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Annaville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Newark Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newark Beach.

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

  • Briar
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Rhome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Avondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Azle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Keeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Haslet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Springtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Saginaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Drop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Drop is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Cottondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottondale is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Herman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Justin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Newark Beach ...

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 202 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newark Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newark Beach, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newark Beach.

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 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 Newark Beach:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newark Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newark Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.