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 Lick (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 Lick. 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 doctors 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.
Red Lick is located in Bowie 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 Bowie County: Little River (AR), Miller (AR), McCurtain (OK), Cass, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Red Lick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Lick:
- Bowie County (The home county of Red Lick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Nash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Wake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victory City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Texarkana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Hooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- New Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Domino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Queen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Douglassville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bryans Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hempstead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Sheppard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Saratoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette is located in Howard County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashdown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <1>
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Yarborough Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Alleene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alleene is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Foreman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Texarkana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rondo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Fouke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Doddridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sevier County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Paraloma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Lick, see our County-by-County Page for Red Lick.
Cemeteries Near Red Lick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Lick.
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 Lick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Lick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapelwood Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Bob Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Lick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Lick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Lick, with the one closest to Red Lick listed first.
- Texarkana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eylau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Texarkana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mandeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mandeville is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Peytonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rankin is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- New Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Homan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Homan is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Lick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Lick.
Newspapers Published in Red Lick ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Lick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Lick, 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 Lick.
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 Red Lick:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bowie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Sevier 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 Lick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Red Lick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |