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 Red Level (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 Red Level. 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 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.
Red Level is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Red Level. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Level:
- Rusk County (The home county of Red Level)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Laird Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Overton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sexton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Jacobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Friars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Selman City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turnertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Henrys Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Troup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Griffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Gould
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Mixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Bullard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Clarksville City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Gladewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Greggton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Warren City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Teneryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Henderson County
- Chandler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Long Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beckville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Browning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Wright City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Omen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Sinclair City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- New Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Starrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Winona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Red Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Gresham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Wilkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Pritchett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Indian Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Gilmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Graceton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Kelsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- James
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Diana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Wood County
- Hawkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Level, see our County-by-County Page for Red Level.
Cemeteries Near Red Level ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Level.
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 Red Level - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Level covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Fortson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Florey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jimtown Cemetery
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Cemetery
- The Jimtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kennedy Graveyard
- Old James Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479401 <2>
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Overton City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Overton.
- The Overton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234222 <2>
- Star Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Red Level in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Level.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
- Overton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Browning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Omen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Starrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Gladewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Winona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Troup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 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 Red Level. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Level.
Newspapers Published in Red Level ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Level.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Level, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Level.
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 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 Red Level:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Henderson County
- Panola County
- Smith County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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 Red Level, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Level) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |