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 Redlawn (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 Redlawn. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Redlawn is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Redlawn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redlawn:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Redlawn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- Alto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Weeping Mary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Reklaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ponta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Dialville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Maydelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Summerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- Herring
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Mound City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Alderbranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Jarvis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Slocum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Kossuth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Crystal Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Salmon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Neches
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Todd City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Elkhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wells Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- Redtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Pollok
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Durant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Clawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Woodlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Davisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Redland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Keltys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Belott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Refuge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Hagerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Kennard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fog Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Hickory Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Grapeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latexo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dextra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Nat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Cushing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Trawick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Redfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Nacogdoches
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Appleby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- New Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Sulphur Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Laneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Big Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Mount Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centralia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Redlawn, see our County-by-County Page for Redlawn.
Cemeteries Near Redlawn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redlawn.
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 Redlawn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redlawn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Hope Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Alto.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198119 <3>
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berryman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weems Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Selman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Redlawn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redlawn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redlawn, with the one closest to Redlawn listed first.
- Alto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Douglass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Looneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Tadmor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Ratcliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redlawn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redlawn.
Newspapers Published in Redlawn ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redlawn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redlawn, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redlawn.
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 websites either 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 Redlawn:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Trinity 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Redlawn) 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 Redlawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |