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 Rawlins (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 Rawlins. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rawlins is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near Rawlins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rawlins:
- Dallas County (The home county of Rawlins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- Highland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sargent is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Mesquite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Jim Town has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Balch Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- Plano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sachse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Wylie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Clear Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Lavon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- The Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hackberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Lakewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Southlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flower Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Double Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Canyon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bartonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- Red Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Leaf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Pecan Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Walnut Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Sterrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sterrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Britton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Palmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midlothian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Ike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt County
- Union Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- Heath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lone Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Terrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Bend City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Poetry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Kaufman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scurry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- Rockwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mobile City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- McLendon - Chisholm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Fate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blackland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Euless
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Colleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- University Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bransford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Hurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pantego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dalworthington Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Richland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rawlins, see our County-by-County Page for Rawlins.
Cemeteries Near Rawlins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rawlins.
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 Rawlins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rawlins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grove Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emanu-El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanu-El Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emanu-El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- The Emanu-El Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Temple Emanu-El Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3433 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3940 <2>
- W.W. Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Motley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5681 <2>
- Butler Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Restland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garvin Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rawlins had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rawlins, with the one closest to Rawlins listed first.
- Reinhardt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reinhardt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eagle Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Renner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Oak Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Rowlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rylie is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Plano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hutchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rawlins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rawlins.
Newspapers Published in Rawlins ...
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 295 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rawlins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rawlins, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rawlins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rawlins:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rockwall County
- Tarrant 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> | 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 Rawlins, 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- Rawlins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |