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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 Newburg (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 Newburg. 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.

Newburg is located in Comanche 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 Comanche County: Brown, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton & Mills.

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Newburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburg, with the one closest to Newburg listed first.
    • Gustine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Energy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Comanche
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Proctor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sidney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Comyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • De Leon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Duster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Rucker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Sipe Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburg, with the one closest to Newburg listed first.
    • Blanket
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Zephyr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Early
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • May
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Coryell County
    • Evant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastland County
    • Gorman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburg, with the one closest to Newburg listed first.
    • Dublin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Bunyan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Harbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Clairette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburg, with the one closest to Newburg listed first.
    • Pottsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
    • Carlton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburg, with the one closest to Newburg listed first.
    • Priddy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mullin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bozar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Center City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Goldthwaite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Star
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Buffalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo

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

Cemeteries Near Newburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newburg.

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 Newburg - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Albin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Priddy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Comanche City Cemetery
    • Comanche / Oakwood Cemetery
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5705 <2>
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Democrat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Energy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Baggett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Newburg had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fleming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
  • Priddy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gustine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
  • Hazeldell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
  • Pottsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Proctor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lamkin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lamkin is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
  • Blanket
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sidney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Downing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Downing is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Zephyr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mullin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gentrys Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill

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

Newspapers Published in Newburg ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newburg, 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 Newburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Newburg:

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>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 Newburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Newburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.