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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Prairie Point: Prairie Pt.

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 doctors 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.

Prairie Point is located in Cooke 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • 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)
    • Lindsay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Marysville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County
    • Gainesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
    • Hemming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Burns City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
    • Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Stony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
      • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Sanger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <1>
    • Krum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Ponder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
      • Ponder is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponder <1>
    • DISH
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • 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)
      • 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
    • Justin
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
    • Pilot Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Corral City
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • New Harp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Saint Jo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
      • Saint Jo is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <1>
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Sunset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Montague
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Montague County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <1>
    • Fruitland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Bonita
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
    • Bowie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • 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)
    • Illinois Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <1>
    • Decatur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Park Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Bluett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
    • Chico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • New Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Paradise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Boyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
    • Leon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
      • Thackerville is located in Love County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <1>
    • 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.

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 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 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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bewley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bewley Cemetery
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Cemetery
  • Rush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
  • Cogburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogburn Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestburg Cemetery
  • Moss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
  • Hood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Pella Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pella Cemetery
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
    • Era Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Era Cemetery

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Dye is located in Montague County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
    • Saint Jo is located in Montague County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <1>
  • Alvord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
    • Alvord is located in Wise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bolivar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Lindsay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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.

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

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.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 '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 Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4954, Longitude: -97.4745       In this case, the coordinates for Prairie Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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