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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 Ponder (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 Ponder. 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 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.

Ponder is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Ponder)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponder, with the one closest to Ponder listed first.
    • DISH
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Stony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
      • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Krum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Justin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justin
      • Justin is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justin <1>
    • Corral City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Northlake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northlake <1>
    • Argyle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Denton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
    • Elizabethtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
    • Bartonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
      • Bartonville is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <1>
    • Marshall Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponder, with the one closest to Ponder listed first.
    • Hebron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Carrollton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <1>
    • Frisco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
    • Prosper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
      • Prosper is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <1>
    • Celina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponder, with the one closest to Ponder listed first.
    • Era
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hemming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Valley View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <1>
    • Rosston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Burns City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
    • Myra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponder, with the one closest to Ponder listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coppell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppell
      • Coppell is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coppell <1>
    • Estelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Trinity Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trinity Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Irving
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <1>
    • Farmers Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Branch
      • Farmers Branch is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmers Branch <1>
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Addison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <1>
  • Grayson County
    • Tioga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponder, with the one closest to Ponder listed first.
    • New Harp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Forestburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponder, with the one closest to Ponder listed first.
    • Reno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Azle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Sanctuary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanctuary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Springtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponder, with the one closest to Ponder listed first.
    • Keller
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <1>
    • Pecan Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
    • Bransford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bransford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
    • Smithfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
    • Watauga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
      • Watauga is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watauga <1>
    • Colleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleyville
      • Colleyville is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colleyville <1>
    • Eagle Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
    • Pelican Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Blue Mound
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • North Richland Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Richland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richland Hills
      • North Richland Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Richland Hills <1>
    • Saginaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bedford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponder, with the one closest to Ponder listed first.
    • Bluett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
    • New Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Slidell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhome
      • Rhome is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhome <1>
    • Herman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Aurora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Decatur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Briar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
      • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Paradise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Ponder ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ponder.

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 Ponder covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Justin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1837920 <5>
  • Akain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Argyle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Argyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roselawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roselawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Denton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6476 <5>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Elizabethtown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabethtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabethtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sweets Chapel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweets Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweets Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roanoke IOOF Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Medlin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medlin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Medlin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Westlake.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5183 <5>

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.<6>

While we didn't find Ponder in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ponder.

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

  • Drop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
    • Drop is located in Denton County
  • Stony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Stony is located in Denton County
  • Justin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justin
    • Justin is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justin <1>
  • Krum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
  • Argyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bartonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
    • Bartonville is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
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  • Roanoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bolivar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
  • Rhome
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhome
    • Rhome is located in Wise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhome <1>
  • Slidell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Corinth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,365 people
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    • Herman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Mingo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
      • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Sanger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
      • Sanger is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ponder. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ponder.

Newspapers Published in Ponder ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponder.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ponder, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ponder.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ponder:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ponder. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ponder) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ponder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1775, Longitude: -97.2909       In this case, the coordinates for Ponder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Ponder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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