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 Saint Paul (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 Paul. 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 Paul ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Paul: St. Paul
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Paul. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Paul.
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 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.
Saint Paul is located in Collin 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 Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Paul. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Paul:
- Collin County (The home county of Saint Paul)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Wylie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clear Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Murphy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sachse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lavon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lowry Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Rowlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Buckingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Sunnyvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rawlins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mesquite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- University Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- The Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hackberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Little Elm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Lincoln Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Providence Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Oak Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Shores is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Aubrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Leonard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Cannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Pilot Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Gunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Caddo Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hendrix
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Merit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Quinlan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Boles Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Celeste
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weiland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Hawk Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- White Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Heath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poetry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Talty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Terrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ables Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Lone Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Post Oak Bend City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Rockwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Blackland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- McLendon - Chisholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Paul, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Paul.
Cemeteries Near Saint Paul ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Paul.
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 Saint Paul - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Paul covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
- New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wylie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McMillan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy / Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moulden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Race Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Race Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Race Cemetery is located outside of Garland
- The Race Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catlett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148473 <2>
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Saint Paul had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Saint Paul had a population of 1,039 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Paul, with the one closest to Saint Paul listed first.
- Wylie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Murphy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sachse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Lavon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Copeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rowlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Paul. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Paul.
Newspapers Published in Saint Paul ...
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 214 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Paul.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Paul, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Paul.
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 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 Saint Paul:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Collin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Comanche County
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rockwall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 Paul, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Paul) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |