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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 Rugby (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 Rugby. 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.

Rugby is located in Red River 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 Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.

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

  • Red River County     (The home county of Rugby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
    • Bogata
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Halesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Liberty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Sherry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Detroit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cuthand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Bagwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Annona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Boxelder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
    • Addielou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
    • English
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • English is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Kanawha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
    • Charleston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Lake Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Enloe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cooper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ben Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Klondike
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Mount Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Purley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Tira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Saltillo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dike
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Birthright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Weaver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Posey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Peerless
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
    • Deport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cunningham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pattonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clardy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
    • Taylor Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Blossom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Biardstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Sun Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Glory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Reno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Broadway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rugby, with the one closest to Rugby listed first.
    • Talco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Winfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Miller's Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • Frogville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville

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

Cemeteries Near Rugby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rugby.

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

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

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

  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wrights Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Restland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McCrory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cooper - Woods Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Minter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Catonville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Halesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halesboro is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
  • Bogata
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
  • Fulbright
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fulbright is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
  • Deport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosalie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rosalie is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
  • Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Milton is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Minter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Minter is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
  • Pattonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hagansport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Rockford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rockford is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Detroit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cuthand
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bagwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jennings is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Rugby ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rugby.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rugby, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rugby.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Rugby:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Rugby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rugby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.