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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 Nocona (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 Nocona. 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 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.

Nocona is located in Montague 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 Montague County: Jefferson (OK), Love (OK), Clay, Cooke, Jack & Wise.

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

  • Montague County     (The home county of Nocona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nocona, with the one closest to Nocona listed first.
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
    • Bonita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
    • Hynds City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County
    • Montague
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Montague County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
    • Rowland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Montague County
    • Spanish Fort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
    • Ringgold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Jo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
      • Saint Jo is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <2>
    • Illinois Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Bowie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
    • Hardy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nocona, with the one closest to Nocona listed first.
    • Bellevue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
    • Newport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Henrietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bluegrove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nocona, with the one closest to Nocona listed first.
    • Marysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County
    • Muenster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Myra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Lindsay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nocona, with the one closest to Nocona listed first.
    • Park Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Alvord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <2>
  • Jefferson County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nocona, with the one closest to Nocona listed first.
    • Oscar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Terral
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
      • Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <2>
    • Grady
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Ryan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <2>
    • Sugden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
      • Sugden is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Cornish
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Ringling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
      • Ringling is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <2>
    • Waurika
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waurika
      • Waurika is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waurika <2>
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nocona, with the one closest to Nocona listed first.
    • Leon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
    • Orr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Love County (OK)
    • Jimtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
    • Burneyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nocona ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nocona.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nocona. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nocona and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nocona.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Nocona.

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 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 Nocona:

Cemeteries Near Nocona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nocona.

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

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

  • Nocona Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Benton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
  • Greenbrier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbrier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbrier Cemetery
  • Molsbee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molsbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molsbee Cemetery
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Branch Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
  • Eagle Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Point Cemetery
  • Starkey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starkey Cemetery
  • Redbud Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redbud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redbud Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Keck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keck Cemetery
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Red River Station Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red River Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red River Station Cemetery
    • Belcherville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcherville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcherville Cemetery
    • St. Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Williams Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nocona had a population of 381 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nocona had a population of 3,016 people.

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

  • Belcherville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Belcherville is located in Montague County
  • Bonita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Montague County
  • Montague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Montague County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
  • Spanish Fort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
  • Dye
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Dye is located in Montague County
  • Saint Jo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
    • Saint Jo is located in Montague County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <2>
  • Illinois Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
  • Salona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Salona is located in Montague County
  • Bowie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Bowie is located in Montague County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
  • Hardy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
  • Forestburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Muenster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County
    • Sunset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nocona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nocona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7872, Longitude: -97.7252    
<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>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 Nocona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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