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 Reilly Springs (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 Reilly Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Reilly Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Reilly Springs: Reilly Spgs. (or less commonly used: Reilly Spngs. or Reilly Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Reilly Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reilly Springs:
- Hopkins County (The home county of Reilly Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Como
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Black Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Pickton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Divide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Brashear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Miller Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Klondike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Enloe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Winnsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Purley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Scroggins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hagansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Lone Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Tawakoni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Dixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Neylandville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Yowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Weiland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Lamar County
- Cunningham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Emory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flats
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- East Tawakoni
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Hooker Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Smith County
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Miller's Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Piney Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Grice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Rhonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Grand Saline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fruitvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Yantis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Gunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Cartwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Forest Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Alba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Golden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Mineola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reilly Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Reilly Springs.
Cemeteries Near Reilly Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reilly Springs.
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 Reilly Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reilly Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Seymore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yantis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gamblin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Pickton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Ishmeal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burke - Yandell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reilly Springs had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reilly Springs, with the one closest to Reilly Springs listed first.
- Yantis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Como
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Black Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Coke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Pickton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Divide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Pine Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Miller Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Emory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reilly Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reilly Springs.
Newspapers Published in Reilly Springs ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reilly Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reilly Springs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reilly Springs.
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 Reilly Springs:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Delta County
- Franklin County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Rains County
- Smith County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt 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 Reilly Springs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reilly Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |