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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 Rucker (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 Rucker. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Rucker is located in Comanche County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Comanche County: Brown, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton & Mills.

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Rucker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rucker, with the one closest to Rucker listed first.
    • De Leon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Duster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Duster
      • From Rucker to Duster
    • Comyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sipe Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Proctor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Sidney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Comanche
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ararat
      • From Rucker to Ararat
    • Gustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <1>
    • Wilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Rucker to Wilson
    • Newburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Energy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rucker, with the one closest to Rucker listed first.
    • May
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Brown County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <1>
    • Blanket
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rucker, with the one closest to Rucker listed first.
    • Gorman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <1>
    • Desdemona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kokomo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <1>
    • Okra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Okra
      • From Rucker to Okra
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Olden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ranger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ranger
      • From Rucker to Ranger
    • Rising Star
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cisco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Erath County
  • Hamilton County
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rucker, with the one closest to Rucker listed first.
    • Mingus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <1>
    • Strawn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gordon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rucker, with the one closest to Rucker listed first.
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Rucker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rucker.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Weaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellison Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ninevah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copperas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Jewel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sipe Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Alameda Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alameda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alameda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • De Leon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gorman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <1>
  • Duster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Duster
    • From Rucker to Duster
  • Victor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Erath County
  • Desdemona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Erath County
  • Downing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Downing is located in Comanche County
  • Sipe Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunyan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lingleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <1>
  • Carbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <1>
  • Proctor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sidney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Dublin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dublin
      • From Rucker to Dublin
    • Comanche
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Rucker ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rucker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rucker, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rucker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rucker:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rucker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rucker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rucker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1651, Longitude: -98.6028    
<5>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.
<6>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 Rucker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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