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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Scofield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Scofield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scofield, please Contact Us.


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 Scofield (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 Scofield. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Scofield is historic, it would have been located within present day Burleson 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 Burleson County: Brazos, Lee, Milam, Robertson & Washington.

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

  • Burleson County     (The home county of Scofield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scofield, with the one closest to Scofield listed first.
    • Somerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
    • Lyons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Snook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <2>
    • Frenstat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Tunis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Caldwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooks Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Deanville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Chriesman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scofield, with the one closest to Scofield listed first.
    • New Wehdem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wehdem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Kenney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
    • Bleiblerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <2>
    • Shelby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Industry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
    • Buckhorn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Bellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scofield, with the one closest to Scofield listed first.
    • Allen Farm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Wellborn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Millican
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • College Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Navasota
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
      • Navasota is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <2>
    • Stone City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Boonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
    • Bryan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Wixon Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Tabor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scofield, with the one closest to Scofield listed first.
    • Carmine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
      • Carmine is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <2>
    • Ledbetter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <2>
    • Round Top
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walhalla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Roznov
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
  • Grimes County
    • Anderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scofield, with the one closest to Scofield listed first.
    • Dime Box
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Dime Box
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Loebau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
  • Robertson County
    • Mumford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <2>
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scofield, with the one closest to Scofield listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • Hempstead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scofield, with the one closest to Scofield listed first.
    • Quarry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Independence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gay Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Rehburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Brenham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <2>
    • Whitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Burton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chappell Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
      • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <2>
    • La Bahia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Washington County
    • Wesley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Scofield ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scofield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scofield, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scofield.

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 helpful 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 Scofield:

Cemeteries Near Scofield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scofield.

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

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

  • Somerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodfork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodfork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodfork Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7726 <5>
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Independence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
  • Clay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweet Homes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Sweet Homes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Birch Creek Cemetery
    • Sweet Home Church Cemetery
    • Sweethome Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Homes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515600 <5>
  • Merle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
  • Frieden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frieden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frieden Cemetery
  • Khrone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Khrone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Khrone Cemetery
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • Quarry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
  • Somerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
  • Gay Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
  • Independence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • William Penn ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for William Penn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
    • William Penn is located in Washington County
  • Allen Farm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
  • Brenham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <2>
  • Frenstat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
  • Mill Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tunis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Whitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Wellborn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Scofield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<4>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- Scofield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scofield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3538, Longitude: -96.4400       In this case, the coordinates for Scofield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.









 

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