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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 Redfield (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 Redfield. 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 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.

Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.

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

  • Nacogdoches County     (The home county of Redfield)
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redfield, with the one closest to Redfield listed first.
    • River Crest Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Platt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
      • Platt is located in Angelina County
    • Davisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
      • Davisville is located in Angelina County
    • Moffitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moffitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
      • Moffitt is located in Angelina County
    • Redland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Central
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Angelina County
    • Cedar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
    • Clawson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
      • Clawson is located in Angelina County
    • Durant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
      • Durant is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durant
      • From Redfield to Durant
    • Pollok
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Herty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Keltys
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
      • Keltys is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keltys
      • From Redfield to Keltys
    • Thomas Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
      • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
  • Cherokee County
  • Houston County
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
  • Panola County
  • Rusk County
  • San Augustine County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redfield, with the one closest to Redfield listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Timpson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
      • Timpson is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <1>
    • Short
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Short
      • From Redfield to Short
    • Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Choice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Tenaha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Redfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redfield.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Old North Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moroney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moroney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moroney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brouten Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brouten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brouten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Redfield had railroad service and no post office.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Redfield ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redfield, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redfield.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Redfield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Redfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Redfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Redfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6792, Longitude: -94.6653    
<5>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.
<6>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 Redfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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