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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 Riderville (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 Riderville. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Riderville is located in Panola 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 Panola County: Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Harrison, Rusk & Shelby.

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

  • Panola County     (The home county of Riderville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riderville, with the one closest to Riderville listed first.
    • Carthage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beckville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Delray
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Murvaul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Clayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Buncome
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Gary City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Midyett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Long Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • De Berry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Dotson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riderville, with the one closest to Riderville listed first.
    • Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elderville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Lakeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Danville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Danville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Longview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Meadows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riderville, with the one closest to Riderville listed first.
    • Elysian Fields
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hallsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Scottsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jonesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waskom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lansing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Nesbitt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Noonday
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riderville, with the one closest to Riderville listed first.
    • Garrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fitze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Whispering Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riderville, with the one closest to Riderville listed first.
    • Tatum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinehill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Brachfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Caledonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Concord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Minden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Flats
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Jacobs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
    • Pirtle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
    • Laneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riderville, with the one closest to Riderville listed first.
    • Tenaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Timpson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Joaquin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Haslam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riderville, with the one closest to Riderville listed first.
    • Bethany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riderville, with the one closest to Riderville listed first.
    • Longstreet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Keachi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Logansport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Riderville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riderville.

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

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

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

  • Fite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Walton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Langley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Snap Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grand Bluff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Conner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...

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 Riderville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riderville.

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

  • Carthage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Delray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Beckville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Play
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fair Play is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Tatum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Midyett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • Long Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinehill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
  • Woods
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Deadwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • De Berry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elysian Fields
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tenaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Centennial
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Centennial is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial

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

Newspapers Published in Riderville ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riderville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riderville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riderville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Riderville:

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 Riderville, 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- Riderville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.