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 Omaha (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 Omaha. 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.
Omaha is located in Morris 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 Morris County: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Marion, Titus & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Omaha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Omaha:
- Morris County (The home county of Omaha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Naples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Rocky Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Bassett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Simms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- De Kalb
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Maud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Harvard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Hughes Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Douglassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Avinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scroggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Marion County
- Sarber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Boxelder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Avery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cuthand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Annona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Cookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Miller's Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Talco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Coffeeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Ewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ore City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bettie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Piney Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Delrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Omaha, see our County-by-County Page for Omaha.
Cemeteries Near Omaha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Omaha.
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 Omaha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Omaha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Barrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vissering Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatville Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Naples.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7579 <3>
- Heard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Justiss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Omaha had a population of 219 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Omaha had a population of 975 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Rocky Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Cookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daingerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Argo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bassett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Dalby Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hughes Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Cusseta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cusseta is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
- Wilkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Omaha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Omaha.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Omaha ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Omaha.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Omaha. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Omaha and those printed in the larger area surrounding Omaha.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of Omaha.
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 helpful 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 Omaha:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Marion County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Omaha) 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 Omaha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |