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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 Pecan Acres (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 Pecan Acres. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Pecan Acres is primarily located in Tarrant County. A portion of Pecan Acres extends into Wise 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

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

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Pecan Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Acres, with the one closest to Pecan Acres listed first.
    • Pelican Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Haslet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Saginaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Lake Worth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sansom Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Keller
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • River Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Westworth Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Watauga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Acres, with the one closest to Pecan Acres listed first.
    • Grapevine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Estelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Coppell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lewisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Irving
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Acres, with the one closest to Pecan Acres listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Justin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Roanoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Northlake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • DISH
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Trophy Club
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Westlake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Corral City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Ponder
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Argyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Acres, with the one closest to Pecan Acres listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Acres, with the one closest to Pecan Acres listed first.
    • Crowley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Burleson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Acres, with the one closest to Pecan Acres listed first.
    • Azle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Reno
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Sanctuary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Springtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Carter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Goshen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Dicey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Willow Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Hudson Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Aledo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Annetta North
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Acres, with the one closest to Pecan Acres listed first.
    • Newark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Briar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Rhome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Boyd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Bluett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Herman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Paradise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville

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

Cemeteries Near Pecan Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pecan Acres.

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 Pecan Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pecan Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Azleland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Azle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <3>
  • Pope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Smith - Frazier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Keeter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bud Clark Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...

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.<4>

While we didn't find Pecan Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pecan Acres.

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

  • Avondale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Briar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Rhome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Azle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Haslet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saginaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keeter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Springtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Justin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Drop
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Drop is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Herman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Watauga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Keller
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Roanoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Pecan Acres ...

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 208 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecan Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecan Acres, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecan Acres.

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 Pecan Acres:

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>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- Pecan Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Pecan Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.