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 Percilla (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 Percilla. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Percilla 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 Percilla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Percilla:
- Houston County (The home county of Percilla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Percilla, with the one closest to Percilla listed first.
- Refuge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Grapeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Weches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Latexo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Harrison Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Tadmor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Crockett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ratcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percilla, with the one closest to Percilla listed first.
- Mound City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Salmon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Alderbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Elkhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Crystal Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Cronin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Deanwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Lakeview Assembly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Angelina County
- Redtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percilla, with the one closest to Percilla listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Maydelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dialville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Gallatin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ponta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Freestone County
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leon County
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percilla, with the one closest to Percilla listed first.
- Pennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centralia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Percilla, see our County-by-County Page for Percilla.
Cemeteries Near Percilla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Percilla.
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 Percilla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Percilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Percilla, with the one closest to Percilla listed first.
- Eleck Turk Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Refuge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunham - Harmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- John Denson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Denson Cemetery
- The John Denson Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Denson Family Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Pedro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- San Pedro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edens - Madden Massacre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Augusta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- John Sheridan Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newsom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Percilla in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Percilla.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Percilla, with the one closest to Percilla listed first.
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- San Pedro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Grapeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Alderbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Weches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Elkhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Cronin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Crockett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ratcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wells Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Percilla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Percilla.
Newspapers Published in Percilla ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Percilla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Percilla, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Percilla.
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 Percilla:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Freestone County
- Leon County
- Trinity 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> | 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- Percilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Percilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |