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 Post Oak Bend (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 Post Oak Bend. 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 Post Oak Bend ...
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 Post Oak Bend: Post Oak Bnd.
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 hospitals 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.
Post Oak Bend is located in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County: Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Rockwall & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Post Oak Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Post Oak Bend:
- Kaufman County (The home county of Post Oak Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Post Oak Bend City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Oak Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Lone Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Kaufman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Abner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Terrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Talty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- College Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Ola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ola is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Royse City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lavon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sachse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Josephine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Combine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Seagoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Mesquite
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Balch Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kleberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ferris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rowlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Walnut Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Telico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Telico is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
- Crisp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Palmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Ennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Boyce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Red Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Seven Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gun Barrel City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Payne Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Enchanted Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Eustace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Union Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Hawk Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Quinlan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- West Tawakoni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Hendrix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Caddo Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weiland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Chatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tupelo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tupelo is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- McLendon - Chisholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Blackland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mobile City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Wills Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tundra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Fruitvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Post Oak Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Post Oak Bend.
Cemeteries Near Post Oak Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Post Oak Bend.
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 Post Oak Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Post Oak Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Easton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Post Oak Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kaufman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaufman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kaufman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188945 <2>
- East Bachelor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- S E Terrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Terrell.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5698 <2>
- College Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the College Mound Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Terrell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188058 <2>
- State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Morrow Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
- The Blackjack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Cemetery
- Blackjack MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1204395 <2>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Post Oak Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Post Oak Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Post Oak Bend, with the one closest to Post Oak Bend listed first.
- Kaufman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Abner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Terrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scurry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poetry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Seagoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chisholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Kemp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stubbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Prairieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Wise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Post Oak Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Post Oak Bend.
Newspapers Published in Post Oak Bend ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Post Oak Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Post Oak Bend, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Post Oak Bend.
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 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 Post Oak Bend:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Kaufman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Ellis County
- Henderson County
- Hunt County
- Navarro County
- Rains County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Post Oak Bend) 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 Post Oak Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |