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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 Rhome (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 Rhome. 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 northeast 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 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.

Rhome is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Cooke, Denton, Jack, Montague, Parker & Tarrant.

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

  • Wise County     (The home county of Rhome)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhome, with the one closest to Rhome listed first.
    • Aurora
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Fairview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Briar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Boyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bluett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Herman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Decatur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Slidell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Boonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhome, with the one closest to Rhome listed first.
    • Grapevine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lewisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Coppell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Estelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhome, with the one closest to Rhome listed first.
    • Justin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elizabethtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • DISH
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Northlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ponder
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Corral City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Roanoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Marshall Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Trophy Club
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Westlake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Argyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bartonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhome, with the one closest to Rhome listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Wizard Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
  • Montague County
    • New Harp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhome, with the one closest to Rhome listed first.
    • Reno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Azle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Sanctuary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Springtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Carter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Agnes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Dicey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Willow Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Poolville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Aledo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Annetta North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhome, with the one closest to Rhome listed first.
    • Pecan Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Pelican Bay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Haslet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Saginaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Blue Mound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keller
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Worth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sansom Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Watauga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • River Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Richland Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Rhome ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhome.

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 Rhome - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhome covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Aurora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Annaville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Azleland Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Azle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <2>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arkansas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Keeter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Justin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1837920 <2>
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Sweets Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Akain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garvin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rhome had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rhome had a population of 1,872 people.

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

  • Aurora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Briar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Avondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Herman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Drop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Drop is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Keeter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Haslet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Justin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Azle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Springtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Cottondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cottondale is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Saginaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roanoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Decatur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rhome ...

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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhome.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rhome. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rhome and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rhome.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Rhome.

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 Rhome:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rhome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rhome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.