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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 Reavilon (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 Reavilon. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Reavilon 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 Reavilon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reavilon:

  • Hunt County     (The home county of Reavilon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Greenville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jacobia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • Neylandville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • White Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Dixon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Campbell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • South Sulphur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Celeste
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weiland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Aberfoyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Josephine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Nevada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Frognot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
    • Royse City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Copeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lavon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Valdasta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
    • Altoga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Altoga is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
    • Clear Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Princeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Needmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Klondike
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecan Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Leonard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ladonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gober
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hail
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Silver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Trenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Randolph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Edhube
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
    • Dial
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Orangeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Pilot Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Cannon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Cumby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Palestine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Ridgeway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Miller Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brashear
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Divide
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Peerless
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Bonanza
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Posey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Rockdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sulphur Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tazewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Ables Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
    • Poetry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Elmo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Terrell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Heath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • East Tawakoni
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Flats
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Emory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reavilon, with the one closest to Reavilon listed first.
    • Fate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Blackland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Mobile City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people

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

Cemeteries Near Reavilon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reavilon.

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

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

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

  • East Mt. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Money Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Greenville.
    • The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960177 <3>
  • David Rush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Memoryland Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopkins Cemetery #1
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...
    • Hopkins Cemetery #2
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Barnhart Boles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McWright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jacobia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
  • Kellogg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellogg is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Neylandville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Dixon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Wagner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wagner is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
  • White Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • White Rock is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Campbell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Floyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Floyd is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • South Sulphur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wieland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Wieland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
    • Celeste
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Caddo Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Reavilon ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reavilon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reavilon, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reavilon.

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 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 Reavilon:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reavilon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Reavilon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.