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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 Novice (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 Novice. 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.

Novice is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.

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

  • Lamar County     (The home county of Novice)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novice, with the one closest to Novice listed first.
    • Pin Hook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Amherst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amherst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amherst
      • From Novice to Amherst
    • Arthur City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
      • Arthur City is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <3>
    • Midcity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blossom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sun Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Powderly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Reno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Maxey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
      • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Camp Maxey
      • From Novice to Camp Maxey
    • Hinckley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hinckley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
      • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hinckley
      • From Novice to Hinckley
    • Sylvan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylvan
      • From Novice to Sylvan
    • Chicota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Caviness
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novice, with the one closest to Novice listed first.
    • Lake Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charleston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Charleston
      • From Novice to Charleston
    • Enloe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enloe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
      • Enloe is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enloe <3>
    • Ben Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
      • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <3>
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novice, with the one closest to Novice listed first.
    • Addielou
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kanawha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kanawha
      • From Novice to Kanawha
    • Detroit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>
    • Liberty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Bagwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County
    • Clarksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sherry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogata
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuthand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuthand
      • From Novice to Cuthand
    • Annona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Choctaw County (OK)
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novice, with the one closest to Novice listed first.
    • Valliant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Millerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>
    • Rufe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wright City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <3>
  • Pushmataha County (OK)

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

Cemeteries Near Novice ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Novice.

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

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

  • Springhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sikes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sikes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sikes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newbether Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newbether Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newbether Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tinsley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Knights of Honor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights of Honor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights of Honor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Durant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Frogville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frogville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frogville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Woodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Red River County
  • Blossom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Arthur City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
    • Arthur City is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <3>
  • Powderly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hinckley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hinckley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hinckley
    • From Novice to Hinckley
  • Givens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Givens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
    • Givens is located in Lamar County
  • Reno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Kanawha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kanawha
    • From Novice to Kanawha
  • Sylvan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sylvan
    • From Novice to Sylvan
  • Detroit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>
  • Chicota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Manchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Red River County
    • Pattonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jennings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Lamar County

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

Newspapers Published in Novice ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Novice.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Novice, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Novice.

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 websites either 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 Novice:

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

The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Novice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Novice) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Novice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7879, Longitude: -95.3855    









 

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