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 Pecan Heights (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 Heights. 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 Pecan Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pecan Heights: Pecan Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Heights is located in Camp 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 Camp County: Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus, Upshur & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Pecan Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pecan Heights:
- Camp County (The home county of Pecan Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Pittsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harvard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Rocky Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Bassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bryans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Scroggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hagansport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- East Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Seven Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Judson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Harleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Saltillo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Black Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Weaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Como
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sarber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Cason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Daingerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jenkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Miller's Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Talco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Piney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Simpsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Bettie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Delrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Coffeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Grice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Gilmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ore City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Stout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Cartwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Pine Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Coke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Forest Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pecan Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Pecan Heights.
Cemeteries Near Pecan Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pecan Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pecan Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pittsburg.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6473 <2>
- Traylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Handsome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bolton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lev Olds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Pecan Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pecan Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pecan Heights, with the one closest to Pecan Heights listed first.
- Pittsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Daingerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bettie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Cookville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rocky Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Grice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Coffeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pecan Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pecan Heights.
Newspapers Published in Pecan Heights ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecan Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecan Heights, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecan Heights.
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 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 Pecan Heights:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Camp County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Hopkins County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood County
- 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 Pecan Heights, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pecan Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |