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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 Sanctuary (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 Sanctuary. 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.

Sanctuary is located in Parker 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 Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Parker County     (The home county of Sanctuary)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanctuary, with the one closest to Sanctuary listed first.
    • Azle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Reno
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Springtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Dicey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Willow Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Aledo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Annetta North
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Annetta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Dallas County
    • Grapevine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanctuary, with the one closest to Sanctuary listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Justin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roanoke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • DISH
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Northlake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Trophy Club
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Westlake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Corral City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Ponder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Southlake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Hood County
    • Cresson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanctuary, with the one closest to Sanctuary listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Perrin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Wizard Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanctuary, with the one closest to Sanctuary listed first.
    • Crowley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burleson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanctuary, with the one closest to Sanctuary listed first.
    • Wolters Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Mineral Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Salesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanctuary, with the one closest to Sanctuary listed first.
    • Pelican Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Pecan Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Lakeside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Lake Worth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sansom Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • White Settlement
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saginaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Westworth Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Haslet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • River Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanctuary, with the one closest to Sanctuary listed first.
    • Briar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Newark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Paradise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Herman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Bluett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Boonsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Decatur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sanctuary ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanctuary.

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

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

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

  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bud Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Smith - Frazier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Azleland Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Azle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <2>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Opal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Annas Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Azle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Briar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Springtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Keeter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Carter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Dicey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Avondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Rhome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottondale is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Agnes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Saginaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Annetta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Aledo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Haslet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Sanctuary ...

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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanctuary.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanctuary, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanctuary.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sanctuary:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanctuary) 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 Sanctuary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.