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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 Sanford (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 Sanford. 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 doctors 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.

Sanford is located in Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson County: Carson, Gray, Hansford, Moore, Ochiltree, Potter, Roberts & Sherman.

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

  • Hutchinson County     (The home county of Sanford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
    • Oil City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Fritch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
      • Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <2>
    • Electric City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
      • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Borger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borger
      • Borger is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borger <2>
    • Phillips
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Hutchinson County
    • Stinnett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
      • Stinnett is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stinnett <2>
    • Pringle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
      • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
  • Carson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
    • Skellytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Panhandle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • White Deer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray County
    • Kingsmill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsmill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill
      • Kingsmill is located in Gray County
  • Hansford County
    • Morse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Morse is located in Hansford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <2>
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
    • Masterson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
      • Masterson is located in Moore County
    • Dumas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
      • Sunray is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunray <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Sanford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanford.

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

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

  • Sanford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westlawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Highland Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palo Duro Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palo Duro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palo Duro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lieb Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lieb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lieb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Panhandle Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • White Deer Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane Memorial Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northlawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Panhandle
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • White Deer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dumas
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sanford ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanford, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanford.

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 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 Sanford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sanford. 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>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 Sanford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sanford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7026, Longitude: -101.5318       In this case, the coordinates for Sanford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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