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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 Obregon (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 Obregon. 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 and 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.

Obregon is located in Coleman 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 Coleman County: Brown, Callahan, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels & Taylor.

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

  • Coleman County     (The home county of Obregon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Obregon, with the one closest to Obregon listed first.
    • Santa Anna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Trickham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Coleman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
    • Rockwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burkett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gouldbusk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Valera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Voss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Glen Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Talpa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Novice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Obregon, with the one closest to Obregon listed first.
    • Bangs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Brookesmith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • Early
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Indian Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Keys Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Cross Cut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Zephyr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • May
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanket
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Callahan County
    • Cross Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Eastland County
    • Rising Star
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Obregon, with the one closest to Obregon listed first.
    • Milburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Waldrip
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
    • Lohn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Obregon, with the one closest to Obregon listed first.
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Buffalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Obregon, with the one closest to Obregon listed first.
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker

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

Cemeteries Near Obregon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Obregon.

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 Obregon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mukewater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mud Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stewardson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Ashes Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Brookesmith.
  • Panther Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Point Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenleaf Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Santa Anna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bangs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Thrifty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
  • Trickham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Coleman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Burkett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Valera
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Indian Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Milburn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Waldrip
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
    • Cross Cut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Silver Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley

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

Newspapers Published in Obregon ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Obregon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Obregon, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Obregon.

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 Obregon:

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>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- Obregon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Obregon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.