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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 Prairie Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...

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 Point: Prairie Pt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Prairie Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Point.

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 Point is located in Cooke 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 Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.

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

  • Cooke County     (The home county of Prairie Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Point, with the one closest to Prairie Point listed first.
    • Rosston
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Era
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Muenster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Myra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lindsay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Gainesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Burns City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Point, with the one closest to Prairie Point listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Stony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Sanger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Krum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Ponder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • DISH
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Denton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Pilot Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Justin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Argyle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Corral City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Point, with the one closest to Prairie Point listed first.
    • Forestburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • New Harp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • Dye
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Saint Jo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Sunset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Montague
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Bonita
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bowie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Nocona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Point, with the one closest to Prairie Point listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Slidell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Decatur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Park Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Herman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Bluett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Chico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • New Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Paradise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Point, with the one closest to Prairie Point listed first.
    • Jimtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Leon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
    • Thackerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Prairie Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Point.

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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bewley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cogburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Pella Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Era Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Prairie Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairie Point.

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

  • Rosston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forestburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Slidell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Era
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dye is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Myra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Muenster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Jo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Alvord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bolivar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Valley View
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Prairie Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Point.

Newspapers Published in Prairie Point ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Point, 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 Point.

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 Prairie Point:

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 Prairie Point, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.