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 Noonday (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 Noonday. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Noonday is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Noonday. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Noonday:
- Smith County (The home county of Noonday)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Gresham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Lee Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teaselville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Dogwood City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Tyler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Swan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Lindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hideaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Frankston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Pert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Todd City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Brushy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Neches
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Elmtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Bois d'Arc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Bullard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Cuney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reese
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Mixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Troup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blackjack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Henrys Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Gregg County
- Liberty City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Moore Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Berryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Brownsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leagueville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Poynor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- LaRue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Overton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Price
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sexton City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Big Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Friars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Joinerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laird Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Upshur County
- Big Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Edom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Hawkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Noonday, see our County-by-County Page for Noonday.
Cemeteries Near Noonday ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Noonday.
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 Noonday - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Noonday covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Noonday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sevenleague Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Galilee Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Memorial Park
- The Rose Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rose Lawn Perpetual Care Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dean Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barron / Shackleford Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- The St. Louis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Louis 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.<2>
While we didn't find Noonday in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Noonday.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Noonday, with the one closest to Noonday listed first.
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Fincastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Swan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Brownsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Sylvan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Mixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Noonday. See our List of 1890's Communities around Noonday.
Newspapers Published in Noonday ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Noonday.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Noonday, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Noonday.
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 Noonday:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Rusk County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood 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> | 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 Noonday, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Noonday) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |