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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 Paluxy (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 Paluxy. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Paluxy is located in Hood 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 Hood County: Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker & Somervell.

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

  • Hood County     (The home county of Paluxy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paluxy, with the one closest to Paluxy listed first.
    • Hill City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Tolar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Granbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • Fort Spunky
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Brazos Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • DeCordova
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Acton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lipan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Cresson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paluxy, with the one closest to Paluxy listed first.
    • Eulogy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
    • Walnut Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <2>
    • Iredell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <2>
    • Morgan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimball
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
    • Kopperl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Lakeside Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paluxy, with the one closest to Paluxy listed first.
    • Chalk Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
    • Bluff Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffau
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
    • Morgan Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Stephenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clairette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
    • Alexander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Harbin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Hannibal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Bunyan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Lingleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
    • Dublin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paluxy, with the one closest to Paluxy listed first.
    • Hico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <2>
    • Carlton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paluxy, with the one closest to Paluxy listed first.
    • Bono
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Godley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleburne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paluxy, with the one closest to Paluxy listed first.
    • Brazos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Santo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Parker County
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paluxy, with the one closest to Paluxy listed first.
    • Glass
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
    • Glen Rose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rainbow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <2>
    • Nemo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Paluxy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paluxy.

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

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

  • Brooks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanham Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nancy Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nancy Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nancy Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tolar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humberson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humberson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ward Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Aycock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aycock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aycock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Davis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barker Cemetery
      • Barker Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129488 <5>
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Paluxy had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Chalk Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
    • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
  • Bluff Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tolar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glen Rose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Granbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Selden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Erath County
  • Duffau
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Duffau is located in Erath County
  • Thorp Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
  • Georges Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
    • Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
  • Fort Spunky
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
  • Eulogy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
  • Stephenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Walnut Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <2>
    • Brazos Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
      • Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
    • Acton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Paluxy ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paluxy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paluxy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paluxy.

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 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 Paluxy:

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

The official website for Hood County: www.co.hood.tx.us/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paluxy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paluxy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2707, Longitude: -97.9075       In this case, the coordinates for Paluxy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Paluxy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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