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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 Pearsons Chapel (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 Pearsons Chapel. 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 Pearsons Chapel ...

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.

While the name of this community is Pearsons Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pearsons Chapel may originally have been Pearson's Chapel.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pearsons Chapel might be written as Pearson Chapel.

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 ...

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 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.

Pearsons Chapel is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Pearsons Chapel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearsons Chapel, with the one closest to Pearsons Chapel listed first.
    • Lovelady
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
      • Lovelady is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <3>
    • Cooper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Austonio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Porter Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Holly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Crockett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
      • Crockett is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <3>
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Latexo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Grapeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Belott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
      • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Harrison Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Kennard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <3>
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearsons Chapel, with the one closest to Pearsons Chapel listed first.
    • Salmon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Mound City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearsons Chapel, with the one closest to Pearsons Chapel listed first.
    • Centerview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Middleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Russell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Leona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <3>
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearsons Chapel, with the one closest to Pearsons Chapel listed first.
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearsons Chapel, with the one closest to Pearsons Chapel listed first.
    • Friday
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Mill Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Glendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Trinity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <3>
    • Chita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Groveton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Lacy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Centralia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearsons Chapel, with the one closest to Pearsons Chapel listed first.
    • Kittrell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <3>
    • Dodge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Walker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <3>
    • Huntsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Pearsons Chapel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearsons Chapel.

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

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

  • Bynum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bynum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reed Sunshine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Sunshine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Sunshine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cal Wooten Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cal Wooten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cal Wooten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • Hagan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bogg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mayes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Pearsons Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pearsons Chapel.

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

  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
  • Lovelady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
    • Lovelady is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <3>
  • Porter Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
  • Ash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ash is located in Houston County
  • Holly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Houston County
  • Crockett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
    • Crockett is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <3>
  • Midway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Guys Store
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
    • Guys Store is located in Leon County
  • Saron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
    • Saron is located in Trinity County
  • Pennington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <3>
  • Middleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Connor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
      • Connor is located in Madison County
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <3>
    • Belott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
      • Belott is located in Houston County

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

Newspapers Published in Pearsons Chapel ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearsons Chapel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearsons Chapel, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearsons Chapel.

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 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 Pearsons Chapel:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Pearsons Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pearsons Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pearsons Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1518, Longitude: -95.5436       In this case, the coordinates for Pearsons Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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