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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 Pope City (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 Pope City. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pope City is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Caddo (LA), Gregg, Marion, Panola, Rusk & Upshur.

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

  • Harrison County     (The home county of Pope City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope City, with the one closest to Pope City listed first.
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Baldwin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Karnack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Uncertain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marshall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Scottsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Nesbitt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Harleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jonesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Noonday
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Hallsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Morton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Morton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope City, with the one closest to Pope City listed first.
    • Kildare
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Avinger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • McLeod
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bivins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Huffins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • Hughes Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlanta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Red Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope City, with the one closest to Pope City listed first.
    • Easton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Judson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Longview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Teneryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Teneryville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope City, with the one closest to Pope City listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Sarber
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
    • Lodi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Macedonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Morris County
    • Lone Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope City, with the one closest to Pope City listed first.
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Panola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • De Berry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Rusk County
    • Tatum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope City, with the one closest to Pope City listed first.
    • Diana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • James
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • James is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Ore City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Coffeeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Graceton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Graceton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
  • Miller County (AR)
    • Capps City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope City, with the one closest to Pope City listed first.
    • Oil City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mooringsport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Vivian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <1>
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
    • Blanchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodessa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belcher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Zylks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks

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

Cemeteries Near Pope City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pope City.

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 Pope City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gainesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
    • The Pine Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pinebluff Cemetery
  • Sherrod Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brantly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meadows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope #1 Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rosehill Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Gardens
      • The Rosehill Gardens has also been known as:
      • Rosehill Garden

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.<3>

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

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

  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Jefferson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kellyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellyville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Marshall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Scottsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Smithland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithland is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Lodi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Latex
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Latex is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latex
  • Orrs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orrs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
  • Lanier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lanier is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
  • Jonesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kildare
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hallsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waskom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mooringsport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Pope City ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pope City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pope City, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pope City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pope City:

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>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 Pope City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Pope City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.