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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Richland Hills (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 Richland Hills. 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 hospitals 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.

Richland Hills is located in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

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

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Richland Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Hills, with the one closest to Richland Hills listed first.
    • Haltom City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • North Richland Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hurst
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Smithfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Watauga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bedford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bransford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Colleyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Mound
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pantego
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • University Park Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Worth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Hills, with the one closest to Richland Hills listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Hills, with the one closest to Richland Hills listed first.
    • Grapevine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Estelle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Grand Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Irving
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Coppell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Ford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Cockrell Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oak Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Farmers Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncanville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Hills, with the one closest to Richland Hills listed first.
    • Southlake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Roanoke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trophy Club
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Marshall Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Elizabethtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Flower Mound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Double Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Northlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bartonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Corral City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Justin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Argyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Hills, with the one closest to Richland Hills listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Britton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Midlothian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Venus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Oak Leaf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Hills, with the one closest to Richland Hills listed first.
    • Crowley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burleson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lillian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Briaroaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cross Timber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Egan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Joshua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Alvarado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Keene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Godley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Hills, with the one closest to Richland Hills listed first.
    • Azle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Reno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Aledo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Willow Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Annetta North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta South
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Dicey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Hudson Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Springtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Carter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Hills, with the one closest to Richland Hills listed first.
    • Newark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Bluett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Boyd
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Herman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman

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

Cemeteries Near Richland Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richland Hills.

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 Richland Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Birdville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ray - Manship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arwine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Handley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Handley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Fort Worth.
    • The Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #197271 <2>
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneers Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...
    • Gibbons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomlin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Cemetery is located in Fort Worth.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • York Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1233952 <2>

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>

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

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

  • Ederville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ederville is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
  • Watauga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smithfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Handley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Handley is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
  • Bedford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Worth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bransford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
  • Keller
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saginaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsons Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
  • Kennedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grapevine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Haslet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roanoke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Richland Hills ...

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 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richland Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richland Hills, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richland Hills.

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 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 Richland Hills:

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 Richland Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richland Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.