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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 Price (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 Price. 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 ...

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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Price is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt & Lamar.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Price)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
    • Cooper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Enloe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Klondike
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ben Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Pecan Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Needmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Charleston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
    • Dial
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Ladonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Honey Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Windom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Hail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Allens Chapel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Gober
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dodd City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • Hagansport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
    • Peerless
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Posey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Tira
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Birthright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Ridgeway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Nelta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Dike
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Brashear
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cumby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
    • Yowell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Jardin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Commerce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • South Sulphur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Aberfoyle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Wolfe City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Neylandville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Campbell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacobia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • White Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Celeste
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
    • Roxton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gadston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Howland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Broadway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Atlas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Ambia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • High
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Petty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Glory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Brookston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Biardstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Price ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Price.

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

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Klondike Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Waller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (209 more) ...
    • Camp Shed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clark Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • Cooper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gough is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
  • Ben Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecan Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Needmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Needmore is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Prattville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Prattville is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Lake Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Joy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Peerless
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Addran
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Addran is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
  • Roxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dial
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dial is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jardin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Noble
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Noble is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Charleston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston

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

Newspapers Published in Price ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Price.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Price, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Price.

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 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 Price:

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' (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- Price) 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 Price, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.