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 Prairie Grove (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 Prairie Grove. 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 Prairie Grove ...
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 Prairie Grove: Prairie Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Prairie Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Grove.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Prairie Grove is located in Angelina 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 Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Prairie Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Grove:
- Angelina County (The home county of Prairie Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Diboll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Burke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Bald Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Peavy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Wells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Hagerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Fog Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Ratcliff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kennard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Etoile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Nacogdoches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Skinner Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Corrigan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lily Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barnes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Seven Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Leggett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Bold Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- San Augustine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Zana ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Broaddus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Apple Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Helmic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lacy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Groveton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Peach Tree Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colmesneil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doucette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Grove.
Cemeteries Near Prairie Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Grove.
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 Prairie Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Emporia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Cemetery
- The Emporia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anthony Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6087 <2>
- Renfro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Renfro Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Diboll and Zavalla. The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east of Diboll.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6312 <2>
- Ryan Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories Memorial Park
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Page Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fielder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCarty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dubose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Stryker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stryker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carrell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Prairie Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairie Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Burke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lufkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corrigan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keltys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Asia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
- Barnum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Apple Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Carmona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carmona is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pollok
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Grove.
Newspapers Published in Prairie Grove ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Grove, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Prairie Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Angelina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Polk County
- San Augustine County
- Trinity County
- Tyler 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Diboll and Zavalla. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Prairie Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |