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 Pitner Junction (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 Pitner Junction. 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 Pitner Junction ...
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 Pitner Junction: Pitner Jct. (or less commonly used: Pitner Jctn.)
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 northwest 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 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.
Pitner Junction is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Pitner Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pitner Junction:
- Rusk County (The home county of Pitner Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Pirtle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Jacobs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- New London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sexton City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Laird Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Joinerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Selman City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turnertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Henrys Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Troup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Griffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Gould
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Mixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- New Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Bullard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ponta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Reklaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Elderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Liberty City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Lakeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Clarksville City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Long Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beckville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Delray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Buncome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Wright City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sinclair City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Browning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Omen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- New Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Starrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Winona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Union Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Wilkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Indian Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- James
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Diana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Gilmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wood County
- Hawkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pitner Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Pitner Junction.
Cemeteries Near Pitner Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pitner Junction.
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 Pitner Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pitner Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Harmony Pirtle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Star Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crims Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Overton.
- The Overton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234222 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #612191 <2>
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fortson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- El Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Pitner Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pitner Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pitner Junction, with the one closest to Pitner Junction listed first.
- Pirtle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Omen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Browning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pinehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Starrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Wilkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pitner Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pitner Junction.
Newspapers Published in Pitner Junction ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitner Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pitner Junction, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pitner Junction.
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 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 Pitner Junction:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Panola County
- Smith 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pitner Junction) 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 Pitner Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |