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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 Reagor Springs (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 Reagor Springs. 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 Reagor Springs ...

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 Reagor Springs: Reagor Spgs. (or less commonly used: Reagor Spngs. or Reagor Sprngs.)

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 southwest 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 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.

Reagor Springs is located in Ellis 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 Ellis County: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro & Tarrant.

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

  • Ellis County     (The home county of Reagor Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagor Springs, with the one closest to Reagor Springs listed first.
    • Howard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Boyce
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Ike
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Bardwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nash
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Garrett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Garrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Waxahachie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ennis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Forreston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avalon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagor Springs, with the one closest to Reagor Springs listed first.
    • Ferris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ovilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • DeSoto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wilmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Hutchins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncanville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Combine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Combine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Kleberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagor Springs, with the one closest to Reagor Springs listed first.
    • Mertens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carl's Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Irene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Itasca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovelace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Bynum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Malone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Covington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagor Springs, with the one closest to Reagor Springs listed first.
    • Grandview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Alvarado
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lillian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Parker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagor Springs, with the one closest to Reagor Springs listed first.
    • Rosser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Styx
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Styx is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
    • Grays Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Scurry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crandall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stubbs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Tolosa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagor Springs, with the one closest to Reagor Springs listed first.
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Emhouse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Rice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rice is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
    • Blooming Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Frost
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Barry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tupelo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tupelo is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
    • Chatfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dresden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Corsicana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Roane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Roane is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
    • Navarro Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills

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

Cemeteries Near Reagor Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reagor Springs.

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 Reagor Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Boren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Templeton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maloney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bardwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grady Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Prude Hyde Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Forreston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Austonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<2>

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

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

  • Boyce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Nash
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Waxahachie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ennis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Avalon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Palmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Boz is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
  • Sterrett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
  • Sardis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Italy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Alma is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Red Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bristol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Ovilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Reagor Springs ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reagor Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reagor Springs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reagor Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Reagor Springs:

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>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 Reagor Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reagor Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.