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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 Newby (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 Newby. 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.

Newby is located in Leon 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 Leon County: Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Limestone, Madison & Robertson.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Newby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newby.

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

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

  • Moores Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mays Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mays Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilsons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (162 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.<6>

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

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

  • Jewett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marquez
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farrar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Seale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Seale
    • From Newby to Seale
  • Centerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oletha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oletha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
  • Luna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
    • Luna is located in Freestone County
  • Personville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dew
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bald Prairie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Keechi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi
      • Keechi is located in Leon County
    • Leona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <1>
    • Headsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
      • Headsville is located in Robertson County

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

Newspapers Published in Newby ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newby.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newby, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newby.

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 Newby:

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

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

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 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.
<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>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- Newby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3603, Longitude: -96.1783    
<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 Newby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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