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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 Pueblo (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 Pueblo. 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 hospitals and 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.

Pueblo is located in Callahan 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 Callahan County: Brown, Coleman, Eastland, Jones, Shackelford, Stephens & Taylor.

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

  • Callahan County     (The home county of Pueblo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pueblo, with the one closest to Pueblo listed first.
    • Putnam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Baird
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Baird is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <1>
    • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
    • Cottonwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Clyde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Clyde is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
    • Rowden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
    • Cross Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
    • Denton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Denton is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton has also been known as:
      • Denton Valley
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pueblo, with the one closest to Pueblo listed first.
    • Cisco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Eastland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Olden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Carbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kokomo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Okra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
    • Rising Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Shackelford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pueblo, with the one closest to Pueblo listed first.
    • Moran
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Moran is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
    • Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Albany is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Fort Griffin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pueblo, with the one closest to Pueblo listed first.
    • Eureka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eolian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Eolian is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
    • Wayland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wayland is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Breckenridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Necessity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Necessity is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
    • Caddo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor County
    • Hamby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hamby is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby

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

Cemeteries Near Pueblo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pueblo.

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

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

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

  • Cauble Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Moran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dothan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Battle Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Bedford Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reagan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harpersville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<3>

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

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

  • Putnam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cisco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
  • Scranton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Scranton is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Eolian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Baird
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baird is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <1>
  • Eastland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wayland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Albany is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
  • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
  • Cottonwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Romney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Romney is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
    • Breckenridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Olden
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Pueblo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pueblo.

Newspapers Published in Pueblo ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pueblo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pueblo, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pueblo.

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 Pueblo:

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