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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 Sanger (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 Sanger. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sanger is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Sanger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanger, with the one closest to Sanger listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Krum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Denton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Aubrey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pilot Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Krugerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Cross Roads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Lincoln Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Providence Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanger, with the one closest to Sanger listed first.
    • Celina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Prosper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rockhill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Frisco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhea Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Hebron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanger, with the one closest to Sanger listed first.
    • Hemming
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Valley View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Era
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Burns City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Hood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Lake Kiowa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gainesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindsay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Myra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanger, with the one closest to Sanger listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coppell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Grapevine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanger, with the one closest to Sanger listed first.
    • Tioga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Collinsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Gunter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Whitesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Sadler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Southmayd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanger, with the one closest to Sanger listed first.
    • New Harp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • Forestburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Dye
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Saint Jo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanger, with the one closest to Sanger listed first.
    • Haslet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Keller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanger, with the one closest to Sanger listed first.
    • Slidell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bluett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • New Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Herman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Decatur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rhome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Love County (OK)
    • Thackerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Sanger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanger.

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

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

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

  • Sanger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trietsch Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Krum Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Osburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
      • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black Jack Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sanger had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sanger had a population of 9,133 people.

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

  • Bolivar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Krum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
  • Valley View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Denton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mingo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Mountain Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
  • Era
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Aubrey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Pilot Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Slidell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Stony
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mustang
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mustang is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
    • Hood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Corinth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sanger ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanger.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sanger:

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