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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 Neylandville (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 Neylandville. 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.

Neylandville is located in Hunt 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 Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Neylandville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neylandville.

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

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

  • Hopkins Cemetery #1
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hopkins Cemetery #2
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Scatter Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scatter Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scatter Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brigham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brigham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brigham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Sulphur Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Onstot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onstot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onstot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • East Mt. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Mt. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Mt. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forest Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sullivan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Neylandville had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Neylandville had a population of 100 people.

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

  • Jacobia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <3>
  • South Sulphur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Commerce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aberfoyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • White Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Hunt County
  • Dixon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jardin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Jardin is located in Hunt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jardin
    • From Neylandville to Jardin
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wolfe City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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    • Needmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Celeste
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
      • Celeste is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <3>
    • Wagner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
      • Wagner is located in Hunt County

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

Newspapers Published in Neylandville ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neylandville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neylandville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neylandville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Neylandville:

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

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Neylandville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neylandville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1997, Longitude: -96.0033       In this case, the coordinates for Neylandville 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 Neylandville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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