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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 Reinhardt (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 Reinhardt. 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 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 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.
Reinhardt is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near Reinhardt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reinhardt:
- Dallas County (The home county of Reinhardt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Rawlins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Mesquite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rowlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Sachse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Wylie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Lavon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- The Colony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Lakewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Southlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flower Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Canyon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bartonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Red Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Oak Leaf
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Pecan Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Sterrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sterrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Britton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Crisp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Ike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Midlothian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Union Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Caddo Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Heath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Terrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lone Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Post Oak Bend City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Poetry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Kaufman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scurry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Rosser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Rockwall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Mobile City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Fate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blackland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Euless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Colleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- University Park Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Bransford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Dalworthington Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pantego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Richland Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reinhardt, see our County-by-County Page for Reinhardt.
Cemeteries Near Reinhardt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reinhardt.
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 Reinhardt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reinhardt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Motley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grove Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- W.W. Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emanu-El Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanu-El Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emanu-El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- The Emanu-El Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Temple Emanu-El Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3433 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3940 <2>
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5681 <2>
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Butler Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Myers 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Reinhardt had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reinhardt, with the one closest to Reinhardt listed first.
- Rawlins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rowlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rylie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rylie is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
- Pleasant Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Renner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Renner is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Sachse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Kleberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Heath
(12 miles [19.3 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 Reinhardt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reinhardt.
Newspapers Published in Reinhardt ...
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 287 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reinhardt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reinhardt, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reinhardt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Reinhardt:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rockwall County
- Tarrant 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 Reinhardt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reinhardt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |