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 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.
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 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.
Pearsons Chapel is located in Houston 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 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.
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lovelady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Austonio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Austonio is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
- Porter Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Holly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Latexo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Grapeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Harrison Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- 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)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- 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)
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Leona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Mill Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Groveton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lacy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Centralia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- 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)
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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.
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 Pearsons Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Sunshine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cal Wooten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Hagan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bogg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 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)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lovelady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porter Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ash is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Holly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Guys Store is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
- Saron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saron is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
- Pennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Connor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Connor is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
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]<4>. 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 like to start 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Leon County
- Madison County
- Trinity County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pearsons Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |