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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 Newsome (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 Newsome. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Newsome is located in Camp 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 Camp County: Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus, Upshur & Wood.

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

  • Camp County     (The home county of Newsome)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newsome, with the one closest to Newsome listed first.
    • Leesburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Mound
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Pittsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Harvard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Cass County
    • Hughes Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newsome, with the one closest to Newsome listed first.
    • Scroggins
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Winnsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Purley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Mount Vernon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hagansport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newsome, with the one closest to Newsome listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Pickton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Saltillo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Como
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
    • Dike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Tazewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Nelta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Rockdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newsome, with the one closest to Newsome listed first.
    • Cason
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Daingerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jenkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Lone Star
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Omaha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Naples
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newsome, with the one closest to Newsome listed first.
    • Miller's Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Winfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Cookville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Talco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newsome, with the one closest to Newsome listed first.
    • Piney Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Simpsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Grice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Rhonesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
    • Bettie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Ewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Rosewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Delrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • LaFayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Kelsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Gilmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pritchett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pritchett is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newsome, with the one closest to Newsome listed first.
    • Perryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Stout
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Cartwright
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Coke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Pine Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Forest Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Quitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hainesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Yantis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hawkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Golden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter

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

Cemeteries Near Newsome ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newsome.

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

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

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

  • Hepsibah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
    • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Macedonia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172448 <2>
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196713 <2>
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Hope Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374801 <2>
  • Willard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brantley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (151 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.<4>

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

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

  • Leesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Macon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Monticello is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Winnsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Simpsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Pittsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Purley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Purley is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Stout
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Grice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Grice is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
  • Mount Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bettie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bettie is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
  • Ewell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewell is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newsome ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newsome.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newsome. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newsome and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newsome.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Newsome.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Newsome:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newsome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Newsome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.