RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Navarro County >> Pickett >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Pickett (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 Pickett. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Pickett is located in Navarro 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 Navarro County: Anderson, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hill & Limestone.

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

  • Navarro County     (The home county of Pickett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickett, with the one closest to Pickett listed first.
    • Angus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Mustang
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Retreat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Oak Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Navarro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Navarro is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Corsicana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Pursley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Mildred
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mildred is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Purdon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Eureka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Eureka is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Anderson County
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickett, with the one closest to Pickett listed first.
    • Alma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Bardwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avalon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ennis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Telico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Telico is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
    • Howard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Garrett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Garrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Italy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nash
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Crisp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Crisp is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
    • Forreston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickett, with the one closest to Pickett listed first.
    • Streetman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wortham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Winkler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Winkler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • Kirvin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
    • Cotton Gin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Teague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickett, with the one closest to Pickett listed first.
    • Trinidad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tool
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tool is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <1>
    • Seven Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Enchanted Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Star Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Payne Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Cross Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Caney City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Caney City is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Gun Barrel City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malakoff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Log Cabin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickett, with the one closest to Pickett listed first.
    • Hubbard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Irene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mertens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Penelope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Calm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bynum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickett, with the one closest to Pickett listed first.
    • Styx
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Styx is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
    • Tolosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
    • Stubbs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Rosser
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickett, with the one closest to Pickett listed first.
    • Tehuacana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Coolidge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mexia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Frosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Fallon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Prairie Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pickett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickett.

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 Pickett - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cosgrove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hamilton - Beeman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grape Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Corsicana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7730 <3>
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Black Hills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • Zion Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Campbell - Elrod Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Carroll Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 Pickett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickett.

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

  • Angus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Angus is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Corsicana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Richland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Drane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Drane is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
  • Pursley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pursley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
  • Purdon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Powell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Barry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dresden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dresden is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
  • Spring Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rodney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rodney is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Wortham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Blooming Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Pickett ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickett, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pickett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pickett:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pickett) 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 Pickett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.