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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 Overcup Landing (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 Overcup Landing. 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.

Name Variations for Overcup Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Overcup Landing: Overcup Lndg. (or less commonly used: Overcup Lndng.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Overcup Landing is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Overcup Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overcup Landing, with the one closest to Overcup Landing listed first.
    • Douglassville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
    • Bryans Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
    • Marietta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <1>
    • Springdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Cass County
    • Queen City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Domino
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
      • Domino is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Atlanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bivins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bivins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins
      • Bivins is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivins <1>
    • Bloomburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
      • Bloomburg is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <1>
    • Huffins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overcup Landing, with the one closest to Overcup Landing listed first.
    • Maud
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
    • Carbondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
    • Redwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Simms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <1>
    • Bassett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
    • Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Bowie County
    • New Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hooks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Victory City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
      • Victory City is located in Bowie County
    • Sulphur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sulphur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Sulphur is located in Bowie County
    • Leary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Nash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
  • Marion County
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overcup Landing, with the one closest to Overcup Landing listed first.
    • Naples
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Omaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
    • Daingerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
    • Lone Star
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Titus County
    • Cookville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
      • Cookville is located in Titus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <1>
  • Little River County (AR)
    • Ogden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Miller County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overcup Landing, with the one closest to Overcup Landing listed first.
    • Texarkana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rondo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
      • Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Fouke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <1>
    • Capps City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capps City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Doddridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddridge
      • Doddridge is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doddridge <1>
    • Genoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Roberts ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overcup Landing, with the one closest to Overcup Landing listed first.
    • Zylks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Rodessa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
      • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <1>
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)

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

Cemeteries Near Overcup Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overcup Landing.

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

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

  • Powell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Obie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Irby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Floyd Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lambert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Bell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union 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.<5>

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

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

  • Douglassville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Corley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Corley is located in Bowie County
  • Cusseta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
    • Cusseta is located in Cass County
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Cass County
  • Bryans Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
  • O'Farrell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Farrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Farrell
    • O'Farrell is located in Cass County
  • Almira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
    • Almira is located in Cass County
  • Marietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <1>
  • Simms
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Simms is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <1>
  • Bassett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Bassett is located in Bowie County
  • Queen City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
    • Lanark is located in Cass County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Springdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Cass County
    • Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Bowie County
    • Atlanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Overcup Landing ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overcup Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overcup Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overcup Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Overcup Landing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Overcup Landing. 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>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>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 Overcup Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Overcup Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overcup Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2379, Longitude: -94.3663       In this case, the coordinates for Overcup Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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