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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 Quinlan (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 Quinlan. 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 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 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.

Quinlan is located in Hunt 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 Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.

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

  • Hunt County     (The home county of Quinlan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Boles Home
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Hawk Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Union Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • West Tawakoni
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Weiland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Hendrix
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
    • Caddo Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Lone Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Campbell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Royse City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Josephine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lavon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Copeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wylie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <1>
    • Clear Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Saint Paul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Sachse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Rowlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Lawson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Mesquite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Balch Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seagoville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Miller Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Palestine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Bonanza
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Divide
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Brashear
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Ables Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
    • Poetry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Elmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Terrell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • College Mound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
    • Lawrence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Abner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Abner is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Heath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Oak Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Talty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Forney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • East Tawakoni
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Flats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Emory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Blackland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Fate
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Mobile City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Wills Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Myrtle Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • Fruitvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • Grand Saline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinlan, with the one closest to Quinlan listed first.
    • Gunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Alba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Quinlan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quinlan.

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

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

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

  • Hodges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • McBride Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hail Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Paynetown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whites Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ables Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...

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 Quinlan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quinlan.

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

  • McCoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • McCoy is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
  • Poetry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
  • Wieland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wieland is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
  • Caddo Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Royse City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blackland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
  • Elmo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Chisholm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Terrell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Josephine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wills Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Point
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Quinlan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quinlan.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Quinlan ...

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 Quinlan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Quinlan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Quinlan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Quinlan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Quinlan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Quinlan:

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