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 Nigton (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 Nigton. 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 hospitals and 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.
Nigton is located in Trinity 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 Trinity County: Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Polk, San Jacinto & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Nigton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nigton:
- Trinity County (The home county of Nigton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Apple Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Helmic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lacy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Woodlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Groveton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Friday
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Chita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Blix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Diboll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Peavy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Prairie Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Keltys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Lufkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Wells
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Weeping Mary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Hagerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Fog Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Ratcliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Harrison Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Holly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hickory Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Belott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Weches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Alazan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Woden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Etoile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nacogdoches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Skinner Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Corrigan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barnum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Seven Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Barnes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Bold Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- Leggett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Onalaska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Peach Tree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nigton, see our County-by-County Page for Nigton.
Cemeteries Near Nigton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nigton.
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 Nigton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nigton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dubose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCarty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCarty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emporia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Cemetery
- The Emporia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anthony Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6087 <2>
- Ryan Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wallace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tullos Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McLain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Largent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories Memorial Park
- Aldredge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find Nigton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nigton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nigton, with the one closest to Nigton listed first.
- Apple Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lufkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keltys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Hagerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Clawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Asia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Asia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
- Pollok
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Josserand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Josserand is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
- Carmona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carmona is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona
- Corrigan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Groveton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ratcliff
(17 miles [27.4 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 Nigton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nigton.
Newspapers Published in Nigton ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nigton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nigton, 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 Nigton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Nigton:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Trinity County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Polk County
- Tyler County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Nigton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nigton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |