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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 Poetry (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 Poetry. 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 and hospitals 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.

Poetry is located in Kaufman County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kaufman County: Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Rockwall & Van Zandt.

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

  • Kaufman County     (The home county of Poetry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poetry, with the one closest to Poetry listed first.
    • Terrell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ables Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
    • Elmo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <1>
    • Lawrence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • College Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
      • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
    • Talty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Abner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
      • Abner is located in Kaufman County
    • Oak Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak Bend City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
      • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Heath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Lone Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
    • Forney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kaufman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poetry, with the one closest to Poetry listed first.
    • Royse City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Josephine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
      • Josephine is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <1>
    • Nevada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lavon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
      • Lavon is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <1>
    • Copeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
      • Copeville is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <1>
    • Sachse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
      • Sachse is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <1>
    • Wylie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <1>
    • Farmersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <1>
    • Saint Paul
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Murphy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <1>
    • Parker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Lowry Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
      • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poetry, with the one closest to Poetry listed first.
    • Sunnyvale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
      • Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <1>
    • Rowlett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
      • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <1>
    • Lawson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
    • Mesquite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
      • Mesquite is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <1>
    • Seagoville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagoville
      • Seagoville is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagoville <1>
    • Combine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
      • Combine is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Balch Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balch Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch Springs
      • Balch Springs is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balch Springs <1>
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Kleberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
      • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
    • Garland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Buckingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
    • Hutchins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchins <1>
    • Richardson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Ellis County
    • Walnut Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
  • Hopkins County
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poetry, with the one closest to Poetry listed first.
    • Union Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Quinlan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
      • Quinlan is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinlan <1>
    • Hawk Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Boles Home
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
    • Hendrix
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
    • West Tawakoni
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Caddo Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
      • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <1>
    • Weiland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
    • Dixon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Lone Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <1>
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Merit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Campbell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <1>
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poetry, with the one closest to Poetry listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
    • East Tawakoni
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Flats
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
      • Flats is located in Rains County
    • Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Emory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poetry, with the one closest to Poetry listed first.
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Fate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • Mobile City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
      • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <1>
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poetry, with the one closest to Poetry listed first.
    • Wills Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fruitvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Poetry ...

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 Poetry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poetry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poetry.

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 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 Poetry:

Cemeteries Near Poetry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poetry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Campground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Henderson Mosley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Mosley Cemetery
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • Barrow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
  • S E Terrell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the S E Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the S E Terrell Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Hail Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hail Cemetery
  • New Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Oakwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Ables Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ables Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ables Springs Cemetery
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Poetry had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Terrell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McCoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • McCoy is located in Kaufman County
  • Blackland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
  • Chisholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
  • Lawrence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
  • Elmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Elmo is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <1>
  • Royse City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
    • Fate is located in Rockwall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
  • Abner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Abner is located in Kaufman County
  • Rockwall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
    • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <1>
  • Heath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
  • Forney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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    • Caddo Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
      • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <1>
    • Wills Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Millwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Collin County

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

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The official website for Kaufman County: www.kaufmancounty.net/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Poetry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poetry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8255, Longitude: -96.2452       In this case, the coordinates for Poetry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Poetry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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