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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 Punkin Center (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 Punkin Center. 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 Punkin Center ...

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 Punkin Center: Punkin Ctr. (or less commonly used: Punkin Cen., Punkin Cent. or Punkin Cntr.)

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

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 and hospitals 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.

Punkin Center is located in Parker 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 Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Parker County     (The home county of Punkin Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
    • Hudson Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dicey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Annetta North
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Weatherford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Willow Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Annetta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta South
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Aledo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Carter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Peaster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
    • Cresson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Brazos Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Acton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Granbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • DeCordova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Lipan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Tolar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Spunky
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Perrin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
    • Crowley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Godley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Burleson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Joshua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Briaroaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
    • Mineral Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wolters Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Salesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Brazos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Santo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • White Settlement
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Benbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pelican Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Lake Worth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Westworth Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Westover Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Westworth Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Saint Francis Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • River Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Primrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Punkin Center, with the one closest to Punkin Center listed first.
    • Briar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Boonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Newark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • New Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Herman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Runaway Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Punkin Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Punkin Center.

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 Punkin Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wampler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hill Crest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • City Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Greenwood Cemetery
    • The City Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old City Greenwood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • Hood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Creek 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.<3>

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

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

  • Earls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Earls is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Dicey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Weatherford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Annetta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Annetta is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Aledo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
  • Carter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Peaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brock is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
  • Azle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Springtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Adell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Adell is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Authon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Agnes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Buckner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckner is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner

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

Newspapers Published in Punkin Center ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Punkin Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Punkin Center, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Punkin Center.

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 Punkin Center:

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