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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 Pineview (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 Pineview. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Pineview is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Franklin, Hopkins, Rains, Smith, Upshur & Van Zandt.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Pineview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • Perryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Stout
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Cartwright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Pine Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Coke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Forest Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Hainesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Quitman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Yantis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mineola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • Leesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Rocky Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Pittsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • Scroggins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Winnsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Purley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Mount Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hagansport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • East Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Gladewater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Warren City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Seven Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Clarksville City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • Pickton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Black Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Como
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
    • Saltillo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Tazewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Dike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • Cason
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Daingerfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jenkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Lone Star
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Omaha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • Red Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Red Springs is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
    • Winona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Starrville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Starrville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • Miller's Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Cookville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pineview, with the one closest to Pineview listed first.
    • Piney Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Simpsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Grice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Rhonesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
    • Rosewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Bettie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Kelsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Ewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Delrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • LaFayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Gilmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Pineview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pineview.

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

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

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

  • Pineview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hepsibah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196713 <2>
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
    • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Macedonia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172448 <2>
  • Coldwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Monday Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Simpsonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Hope Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374801 <2>
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • McGee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Simpsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Grice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grice is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stout
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Winnsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Pine Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
  • Bettie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bettie is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
  • Purley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Purley is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Monticello
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Monticello is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Ewell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ewell is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shady Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Pickton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke

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

Newspapers Published in Pineview ...

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 Pineview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pineview, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pineview.

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 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 Pineview:

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' (or 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- Pineview) 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 Pineview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.