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 Panhandle (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 Panhandle. 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/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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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/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 north 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.
Panhandle is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Panhandle. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Panhandle:
- Cass County (The home county of Panhandle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Douglassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Bryans Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Domino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bivins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huffins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Maud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Redwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Sulphur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Hooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Victory City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Leary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Nash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sarber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Kellyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Naples
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Omaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Daingerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Titus County
- Cookville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Texarkana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Capps City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Doddridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fouke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rondo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Zylks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Rodessa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Panhandle, see our County-by-County Page for Panhandle.
Cemeteries Near Panhandle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panhandle.
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 Panhandle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Panhandle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Rutland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lambert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Obie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Echols Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Panhandle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Panhandle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Douglassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- O'Farrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- O'Farrell is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Farrell
- Cusseta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cusseta is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
- Corley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Bryans Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Almira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almira is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lanark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lanark is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Simms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Panhandle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Panhandle.
Newspapers Published in Panhandle ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panhandle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panhandle, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panhandle.
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 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 Panhandle:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Titus County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Caddo Parish
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Panhandle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Panhandle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |