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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 Northfield (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 Northfield. 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.

Northfield is located in Motley 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 Motley County: Briscoe, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Hall & King.

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

  • Motley County     (The home county of Northfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Matador
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
      • Matador is located in Motley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <2>
    • Flomot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flomot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomot
      • Flomot is located in Motley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomot <2>
    • Russellville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russellville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Motley County
    • Roaring Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
      • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <2>
  • Briscoe County
    • Quitaque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Childress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Tell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Childress
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Cee Vee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cee Vee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Vee
      • Cee Vee is located in Cottle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cee Vee <2>
    • Narcisso
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcisso
      • Narcisso is located in Cottle County
    • Paducah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
      • Paducah is located in Cottle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <2>
    • Baker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Cottle County
  • Floyd County
    • Gray Mule ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Mule have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mule
      • Gray Mule is located in Floyd County
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Hulver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulver
      • Hulver is located in Hall County
    • Turkey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Estelline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Newlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
      • Newlin is located in Hall County
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Memphis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Northfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northfield.

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

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

  • Haven of Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven of Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haven of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tell Baptist Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tell Methodist Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hulver Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dreamland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dreamland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dreamland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hutchins Family Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutchins Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the north of Estelline.
  • Dunlap Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carey Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Estelline Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estelline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estelline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whiteflat Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteflat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteflat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Mound Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newlin Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Quitaque.
      • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Quitaque Cemetery
      • Rest Haven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6317 <4>
    • Keeter Graves
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeter Graves
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keeter Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Childress Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 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.<6>

While we didn't find Northfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northfield.

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

  • Hulver
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulver
    • Hulver is located in Hall County
  • Carey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Matador
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
    • Matador is located in Motley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <2>
  • Newlin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Newlin is located in Hall County
  • Childress
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Paducah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
    • Paducah is located in Cottle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <2>
  • Lakeview
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people

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

Newspapers Published in Northfield ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northfield, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northfield.

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 Northfield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northfield. 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>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.
<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>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- Northfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2873, Longitude: -100.5987       In this case, the coordinates for Northfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Northfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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