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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 Rhea Mills (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 Rhea Mills. 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 Rhea Mills ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rhea Mills: Rhea Mls. (or less commonly used: Rhea Mlls.)

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 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.

Rhea Mills is located in Collin 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 Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.

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

  • Collin County     (The home county of Rhea Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Mills, with the one closest to Rhea Mills listed first.
    • Prosper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
      • Prosper is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <2>
    • Roland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roland
      • From Rhea Mills to Roland
    • Celina
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Weston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McKinney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Melissa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Frisco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
    • Anna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • Comanche County
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Mills, with the one closest to Rhea Mills listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemming
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
      • Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <2>
    • Valley View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <2>
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Mills, with the one closest to Rhea Mills listed first.
    • Addison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
    • Richardson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
    • Farmers Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Branch
      • Farmers Branch is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmers Branch <2>
    • Garland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Coppell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppell
      • Coppell is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coppell <2>
    • Rowlett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
      • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <2>
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • University Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,885 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <2>
    • Highland Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rawlins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawlins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Mills, with the one closest to Rhea Mills listed first.
    • Little Elm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
      • Little Elm is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Elm <2>
    • Hackberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Lincoln Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Providence Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Colony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • The Colony is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Colony <2>
    • Aubrey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Krugerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pilot Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
      • Oak Point is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,820 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Point <2>
    • Lakewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Lake Dallas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dallas
      • Lake Dallas is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Dallas <2>
    • Shady Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Mills, with the one closest to Rhea Mills listed first.
    • Trenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitewright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orangeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
  • Grayson County
  • Hunt County
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhea Mills, with the one closest to Rhea Mills listed first.
    • Fate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
      • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <2>
    • Mobile City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Rhea Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhea Mills.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rhea Mills had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Roland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Roland is located in Collin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roland
    • From Rhea Mills to Roland
  • Celina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • McKinney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Weston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
    • Parvin is located in Denton County
  • Melissa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mustang
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
    • Mustang is located in Denton County
  • Navo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
    • Navo is located in Denton County
  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • Anna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Elm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
    • Little Elm is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Elm <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Elmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
      • Elmont is located in Grayson County
    • Lucas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Rhea Mills ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhea Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhea Mills, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhea Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rhea Mills:

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

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

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 Rhea Mills, 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 from Point A (ie- Rhea Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhea Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2623, Longitude: -96.7372       In this case, the coordinates for Rhea Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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