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 Nunnelee (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 Nunnelee. 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 doctors 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.
Nunnelee is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Nunnelee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nunnelee:
- Fannin County (The home county of Nunnelee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Boyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Bonham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
- Ridings is located in Fannin County
- Edhube
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Dodd City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Savoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sowells Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
- Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Sedalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Westminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Collin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <1>
- Frognot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Blue Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Van Alstyne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantua came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valdasta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Melissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jot-Em-Down. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Ben Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Bells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Whiterock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Pilot Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Tom Bean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Denison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Red River City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Tribune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tribune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Frontier Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Wolfe City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Celeste
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
- Celeste is located in Hunt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <1>
- White Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Aberfoyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Fairlie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairlie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Merit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sulphur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Yowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jacobia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Petty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
- Petty is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <1>
- Direct
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- High
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- High is located in Lamar County
- Roxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brookston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
- Brookston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <1>
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Yarnaby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Yuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Kemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Hendrix is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendrix <1>
- Achille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Colbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
- Calera is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
- Cartwright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Platter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nunnelee, see our County-by-County Page for Nunnelee.
Cemeteries Near Nunnelee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nunnelee.
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 Nunnelee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Dulaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dulaney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dulaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Willow Wild Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Wild Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Wild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eminence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eminence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eminence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Inglish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inglish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inglish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brown Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Shed Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Shed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fannin Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fannin Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fannin Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gates Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Little Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Jordan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>
While we didn't find Nunnelee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nunnelee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nunnelee, with the one closest to Nunnelee listed first.
- Bonham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Savoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lannius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lannius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
- Lannius is located in Fannin County
- Lamasco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Lamasco is located in Fannin County
- Bells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orangeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orangeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Whitewright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gober
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duplex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Duplex is located in Fannin County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nunnelee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nunnelee.
Newspapers Published in Nunnelee ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nunnelee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nunnelee, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nunnelee.
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 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 Nunnelee:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nunnelee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<5> | 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. |
<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 Nunnelee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<7> | 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 from Point A (ie- Nunnelee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nunnelee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6165, Longitude: -96.2216 In this case, the coordinates for Nunnelee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |