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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 Rattan (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 Rattan. 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 and hospitals 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.

Rattan is located in Delta County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties 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 Rattan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rattan:

  • Delta County     (The home county of Rattan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rattan, with the one closest to Rattan listed first.
    • Ben Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
      • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <2>
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Pecan Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Klondike
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cooper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Enloe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enloe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
      • Enloe is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enloe <2>
    • Needmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
    • Lake Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rattan, with the one closest to Rattan listed first.
    • Dial
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
    • Ladonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
    • Honey Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
    • Windom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Windom is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
    • Hail
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
    • Allen Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
    • Allens Chapel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
    • Gober
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dodd City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rattan, with the one closest to Rattan listed first.
    • Peerless
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
    • Posey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
    • Tira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Ridgeway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
    • Cumby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
      • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <2>
    • Brashear
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dike
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
      • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <2>
    • Palestine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
    • Rockdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
    • Divide
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rattan, with the one closest to Rattan listed first.
    • Yowell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
    • Fairlie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
    • Commerce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
    • Aberfoyle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
    • South Sulphur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
    • Wolfe City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Neylandville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neylandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Jacobia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
    • Campbell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <2>
    • White Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
    • Celeste
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
      • Celeste is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <2>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rattan, with the one closest to Rattan listed first.
    • Roxton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Howland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
    • Gadston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
    • Petty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <2>
    • Brookston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
    • Glory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
    • Biardstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
    • Toco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Taylor Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
    • Clardy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County

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

Newspapers Published in Rattan ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rattan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rattan, 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 Rattan.

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 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 Rattan:

Cemeteries Near Rattan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rattan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Giles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Hill Cemetery
  • Waller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
  • Gough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gough Cemetery
  • Whittenburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittenburg Cemetery
  • Bourland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourland Cemetery
  • New Klondike Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bledsoe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bledsoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bledsoe Cemetery
  • Lyday Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyday Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Broyles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Ben Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
    • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <2>
  • Pecan Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
    • Gough is located in Delta County
  • Cooper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Needmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Delta County
  • Dial
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Dial is located in Fannin County
  • Jardin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Jardin is located in Hunt County
  • Roxton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Noble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Lamar County
  • Ladonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Joy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
  • Peerless
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Prattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
      • Prattville is located in Delta County
    • Lake Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Commerce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rattan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Rattan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rattan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4154, Longitude: -95.7819       In this case, the coordinates for Rattan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Rattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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