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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 Saint Jo (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 Saint Jo. 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 Saint Jo ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Jo: St. Jo

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 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.

Saint Jo is located in Montague 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 Montague County: Jefferson (OK), Love (OK), Clay, Cooke, Jack & Wise.

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

  • Montague County     (The home county of Saint Jo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jo, with the one closest to Saint Jo listed first.
    • Bonita
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
    • Hardy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Forestburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Montague
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Montague County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
    • Illinois Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
    • Nocona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • New Harp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Spanish Fort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
    • Hynds City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County
    • Rowland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Montague County
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
  • Clay County
    • Bellevue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jo, with the one closest to Saint Jo listed first.
    • Muenster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Myra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Marysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County
    • Hood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Rosston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lindsay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Era
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gainesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <2>
    • Valley View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <2>
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Oak Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Callisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jo, with the one closest to Saint Jo listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Sanger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
      • Sanger is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <2>
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jo, with the one closest to Saint Jo listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Slidell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Alvord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <2>
    • Park Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
  • Jefferson County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jo, with the one closest to Saint Jo listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Grady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Oscar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Terral
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
      • Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <2>
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jo, with the one closest to Saint Jo listed first.
    • Leon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
    • Jimtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
    • Burneyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Thackerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
      • Thackerville is located in Love County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <2>
    • Orr
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Love County (OK)
    • Marietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Jo ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Jo.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saint Jo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saint Jo and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saint Jo.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Saint Jo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Saint Jo:

Cemeteries Near Saint Jo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Jo.

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 Saint Jo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mountain Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
  • McGrady Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGrady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGrady Cemetery
  • Mountain Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Creek Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Dye Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
  • Brushy Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Mound Cemetery
  • Starkey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starkey Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
  • Coker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coker Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Scanland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scanland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scanland Cemetery
    • Redbud Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redbud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redbud Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Jo had a population of 710 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Jo had a population of 1,032 people.

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

  • Bonita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Montague County
  • Dye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Dye is located in Montague County
  • Hardy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
  • Muenster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Montague
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Montague County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
  • Forestburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Myra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Marysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Cooke County
  • Illinois Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
  • Nocona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
  • Rosston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Lindsay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Spanish Fort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Jo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Jo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6950, Longitude: -97.5231       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Jo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Saint Jo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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