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 Rogers (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 Rogers. 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 Rogers ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rogers, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rogers may originally have been Roger's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rogers. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rogers.
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 and 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.
Rogers is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Rogers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rogers:
- Fannin County (The home county of Rogers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Edhube
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Ector
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Savoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ravenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dodd City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Frognot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Van Alstyne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Valdasta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Melissa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jot-Em-Down
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Ben Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Bells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Whiterock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Tom Bean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Luella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Tribune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Twin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Howe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Wolfe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Celeste
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Aberfoyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Merit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairlie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Jardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- South Sulphur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Jacobia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Yowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Neylandville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Petty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Roxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Direct
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Kemp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yarnaby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Yuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Hendrix
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Achille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Colbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Platter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rogers, see our County-by-County Page for Rogers.
Cemeteries Near Rogers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogers.
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 Rogers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rogers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fannin Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Randolph.
- The Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lindsey Cemetery
- Lindsey - Randolph Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6245 <3>
- Willow Wild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gates Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- The White Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whiterock Cemetery
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Inglish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Rogers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rogers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Ector
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bonham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Savoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gober
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lannius
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lannius is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
- Kentucky Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rogers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rogers.
Newspapers Published in Rogers ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rogers, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rogers.
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 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 Rogers:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Rogers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rogers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |