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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 North Jericho (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 North Jericho. 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.

Name Variations for North Jericho ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Jericho: N. Jericho

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Jericho. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Jericho.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

North Jericho is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: De Soto (LA), Sabine (LA), Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine & San Augustine.

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

  • Shelby County     (The home county of North Jericho)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Jericho, with the one closest to North Jericho listed first.
    • Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Campti
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Tenaha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelbyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Joaquin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Short
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Haslam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Choice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Timpson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Huxley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Jericho, with the one closest to North Jericho listed first.
    • Garrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Martinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Fitze
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Attoyac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Swift
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Chireno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Jericho, with the one closest to North Jericho listed first.
    • Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Gary City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Murvaul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Buncome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Carthage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dotson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Midyett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Delray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Long Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • De Berry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Jericho, with the one closest to North Jericho listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Mount Enterprise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sabine County
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Jericho, with the one closest to North Jericho listed first.
    • San Augustine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Denning
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Maxey Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Jericho, with the one closest to North Jericho listed first.
    • Logansport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Longstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Grand Cane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Keachi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • South Mansfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gloster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Jericho, with the one closest to North Jericho listed first.
    • Converse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Noble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>

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

Cemeteries Near North Jericho ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Jericho.

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 North Jericho - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Asbury Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • North Jericho Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blunt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrietta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Yard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Newburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Truitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 North Jericho in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Jericho.

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

  • Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tenaha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Huber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Huber is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
  • Short
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Joaquin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Logansport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Timpson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ironosa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
  • Patroon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Patroon is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
  • Deadwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Garrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cook ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Longstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in North Jericho ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Jericho.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Jericho, 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 North Jericho.

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 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 North Jericho:

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 North Jericho, 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- North Jericho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.