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 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 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.
Price is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
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:
- Rusk County (The home county of Price)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Turnertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Selman City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Friars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Overton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jacobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Sexton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Pirtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Henrys Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Troup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackjack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Gould
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- New Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Reklaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ponta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Gallatin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Turney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Kilgore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rolling Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Elderville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Liberty City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Lakeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Gladewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Longview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Sacul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cushing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dextra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Looneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Trawick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Nat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Long Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dotson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Beckville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buncome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Wright City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Omen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- New Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Browning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Flint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Starrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Lee Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Wilkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Union Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
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.
- Waggoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #612191 <2>
- Spence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Henry's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Troup.
- The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <2>
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Overton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Troup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Omen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Pirtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Glenfawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Minden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Kilgore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Browning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
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 72 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 27 miles [43.5 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 like to start 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 Price:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Smith County
- Upshur 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |