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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 Roosevelt (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 Roosevelt. 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 and 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.

Roosevelt is located in Lubbock 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 Lubbock County: Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn & Terry.

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

  • Lubbock County     (The home county of Roosevelt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
    • Ransom Canyon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Buffalo Springs is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Canyon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Canyon is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Idalou
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Idalou is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalou <1>
    • Kitalou
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kitalou is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
    • Posey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Posey is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Slaton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Slaton is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaton <1>
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Heckville was located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
    • Lubbock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lubbock is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubbock <1>
    • New Deal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • New Deal is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Becton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Becton is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
    • Slide
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Slide is also located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
    • Shallowater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
    • Lorenzo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Savage was located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Estacado was located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Cap Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
    • Ralls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Owens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Owens is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
    • Farmer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Cone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Canyon Valley was located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
    • Crosbyton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Garza County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
    • Southland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Southland is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
    • Close City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Close City is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
      • Close City has also been known as:
      • Ragtown
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
    • Abernathy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Hockley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
    • Roundup
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Roundup is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
    • Smyer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ropesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
    • Wilson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wayside ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayside was located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • New Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Lynn ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • New Lynn was located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
    • Tahoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Roosevelt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roosevelt.

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

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

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

  • Idalou Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • City of Lubbock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Lubbock Cemetery
    • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Lubbock City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <2>
  • West Side Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Side Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lorenzo.
    • The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4942 <2>
  • West Englewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lorenzo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lorenzo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lorenzo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4943 <2>
  • Estacado Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Becton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Emma Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Ralls.
    • The Emma Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Emma Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172063 <2>
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ralls Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Southland.
      • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Southland Resthaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6328 <2>
    • Green Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Lubbock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lubbock is also located in Lubbock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubbock <1>
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Estacado was located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
  • Cone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Roosevelt ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roosevelt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roosevelt, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roosevelt.

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 Roosevelt:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roosevelt) 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 Roosevelt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.