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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 Sapoak (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 Sapoak. 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.

Sapoak is located in Erath 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 Erath County: Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Hamilton, Hood, Palo Pinto & Somervell.

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

  • Erath County     (The home county of Sapoak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sapoak, with the one closest to Sapoak listed first.
    • Morgan Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
    • Hannibal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Thurber
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bluff Dale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stephenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lingleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
    • Bunyan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Harbin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Dublin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
    • Alexander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Chalk Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
    • Duffau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sapoak, with the one closest to Sapoak listed first.
    • Comyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Rucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • De Leon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sapoak, with the one closest to Sapoak listed first.
    • Desdemona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <2>
    • Gorman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <2>
    • Kokomo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Olden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sapoak, with the one closest to Sapoak listed first.
    • Lipan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
    • Tolar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Paluxy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Hill City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Granbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Brazos Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sapoak, with the one closest to Sapoak listed first.
    • Gordon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Santo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Mingus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
    • Brazos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Strawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Palo Pinto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
    • Mineral Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sapoak, with the one closest to Sapoak listed first.
    • Dennis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Millsap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
  • Somervell County
    • Glass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sapoak, with the one closest to Sapoak listed first.
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Caddo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sapoak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sapoak.

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

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russel Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russel Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russel Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Flat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • X-Ray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the X-Ray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the X-Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sims Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Valley Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sims Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305537 <4>
  • Brierton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brierton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brierton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morton Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hannibal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannibal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannibal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Gordon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Gordon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Sapoak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sapoak.

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

  • Hannibal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
  • Huckabay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckabay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
    • Huckabay is located in Erath County
  • Gordon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Santo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
  • Thurber
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lipan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Lipan is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Bluff Dale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lingleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
  • Stephenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Brazos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Strawn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tolar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bunyan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Desdemona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Palo Pinto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Sapoak ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sapoak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sapoak, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sapoak.

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 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 Sapoak:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sapoak. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sapoak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Sapoak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sapoak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4549, Longitude: -98.2478       In this case, the coordinates for Sapoak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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