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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 Retta (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 Retta. 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.

Retta is primarily located in Tarrant County. A portion of Retta extends into Johnson 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

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

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Retta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Retta, with the one closest to Retta listed first.
    • Rendon
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Kennedale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Everman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everman
      • Everman is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everman <2>
    • Forest Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Edgecliff Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Wedgewood East
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsons Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsons Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Pantego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pantego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
      • Pantego is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pantego <2>
    • Primrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Primrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
    • University Park Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park Village
      • University Park Village is located in Tarrant County
    • Saint Francis Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis Village
      • Saint Francis Village is located in Tarrant County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Retta, with the one closest to Retta listed first.
    • Cedar Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Grand Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ovilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Shamrock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
    • DeSoto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenn Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Heights
      • Glenn Heights is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn Heights <2>
    • Cockrell Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Eagle Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Estelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jim Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Retta, with the one closest to Retta listed first.
    • Southlake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Haslet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haslet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslet
      • Haslet is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haslet <2>
    • Westlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Retta, with the one closest to Retta listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Britton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
    • Venus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Midlothian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
    • Maypearl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maypearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypearl
      • Maypearl is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maypearl <2>
    • Sardis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Oak Leaf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <2>
    • Sterrett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Boz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
    • Waxahachie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecan Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Retta, with the one closest to Retta listed first.
    • Covington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Itasca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Blum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
      • Blum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <2>
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Retta, with the one closest to Retta listed first.
    • Cresson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
    • Acton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • DeCordova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Fort Spunky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Pecan Plantation
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Retta, with the one closest to Retta listed first.
    • Lillian
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
      • Lillian is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillian <2>
    • Briaroaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briaroaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Burleson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Egan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
    • Crowley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
    • Alvarado
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <2>
    • Joshua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
      • Joshua is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <2>
    • Keene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <2>
    • Coyote Flats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Cuba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
    • Cleburne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Godley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Retta, with the one closest to Retta listed first.
    • Aledo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
      • Aledo is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <2>
    • Annetta South
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Willow Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
      • Willow Park is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <2>
    • Annetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Azle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <2>
    • Hudson Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Retta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Retta.

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 Retta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skyvue Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burleson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burleson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burleson Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Everman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cahill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cahill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cahill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grimsley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Hill Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marystown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Rehoboth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Crowley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Retta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Retta.

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

  • Rendon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
  • Pleasant Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
  • Mansfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burleson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kennedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Egan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Egan is located in Johnson County
  • Crowley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Crowley is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
  • Marystown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Marystown is located in Johnson County
  • Alvarado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <2>
  • Joshua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
    • Joshua is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <2>
  • Venus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Johnsons Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsons Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Handley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
      • Handley is located in Tarrant County
    • Primrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Primrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County

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

Newspapers Published in Retta ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Retta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Retta, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Retta.

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 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 Retta:

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

The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Retta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Retta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Retta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5524, Longitude: -97.2356       In this case, the coordinates for Retta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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