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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 Palo Pinto (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 Palo Pinto. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County and is the County Seat.

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 Palo Pinto County: Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Parker, Stephens & Young.

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

  • Palo Pinto County     (The home county of Palo Pinto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Pinto, with the one closest to Palo Pinto listed first.
    • Graford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Brazos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Santo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Mineral Wells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Salesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Gordon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mingus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
    • Strawn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastland County
    • Ranger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <2>
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Pinto, with the one closest to Palo Pinto listed first.
    • Thurber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hannibal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Morgan Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
  • Hood County
    • Lipan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Pinto, with the one closest to Palo Pinto listed first.
    • Perrin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bob Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Bryson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
    • Gibtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Westbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Pinto, with the one closest to Palo Pinto listed first.
    • Cool
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Millsap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Authon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Dennis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
    • Peaster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Weatherford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Poolville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Pinto, with the one closest to Palo Pinto listed first.
    • Caddo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Necessity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
      • Necessity is located in Stephens County
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Pinto, with the one closest to Palo Pinto listed first.
    • Bunger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
      • Bunger is located in Young County
    • South Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
    • Eliasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
      • Eliasville is located in Young County

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

Cemeteries Near Palo Pinto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palo Pinto.

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

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hittson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hittson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hittson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Locke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Pond Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lu Queen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lu Queen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lu Queen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Vault
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Vault
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Vault have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swank Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Santo East Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santo East Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santo East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Goen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Palo Pinto had a population of 610 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Santo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
  • Brazos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Mineral Wells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
    • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
  • Gordon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Salesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Oran
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Millsap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Strawn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Garner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Parker County
  • Thurber
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Whitt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
    • Whitt is located in Parker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
  • Brock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Brock is located in Parker County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Authon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Caddo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lipan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Palo Pinto ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palo Pinto.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Palo Pinto. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Palo Pinto and those printed in the larger area surrounding Palo Pinto.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Palo Pinto.

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 Palo Pinto:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Palo Pinto, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palo Pinto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palo Pinto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7673, Longitude: -98.2987       In this case, the coordinates for Palo Pinto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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