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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Scurlock (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 Scurlock. 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.

Scurlock is located in Goliad 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 Goliad County: Bee, DeWitt, Karnes, Refugio & Victoria.

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

  • Goliad County     (The home county of Scurlock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scurlock, with the one closest to Scurlock listed first.
    • Fannin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Goliad
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kilgore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Cologne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cologne is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Former names for Cologne:
      • Centerville
      • Ira Station
      • Perdido
    • Ander
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ander is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
    • Weser
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
    • Weesatche
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Angel City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Berclair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scurlock, with the one closest to Scurlock listed first.
    • Blanconia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Blanconia is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
      • Former names for Blanconia:
      • Dark Corners
      • Pull Tight
    • Pettus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Normanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Tuleta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Tulsita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Calhoun County
    • Heyser
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Heyser is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyser
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scurlock, with the one closest to Scurlock listed first.
    • Meyersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Thomaston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorktown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Nordheim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuero
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Karnes County
    • Runge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Refugio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scurlock, with the one closest to Scurlock listed first.
    • Refugio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Tivoli
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Victoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scurlock, with the one closest to Scurlock listed first.
    • Oak Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Coletoville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
    • Aloe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Aloe is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloe
    • McFaddin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hughes is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Nursery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Dacosta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
    • Telferner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Placedo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Scurlock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scurlock.

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

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

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

  • Sepenter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rubio Cristo Rey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fannin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flores Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Killebrew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wisbey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Noble Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Danforth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fagan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Terrell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Fannin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Weser
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Weesatche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Aloe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aloe is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloe
  • Mission Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission Valley is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
  • Meyersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Charco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Charco is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
  • Berclair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Blanconia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Blanconia is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
    • Former names for Blanconia:
    • Dark Corners
    • Pull Tight
  • Victoria
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nursery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arneckeville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Arneckeville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arneckeville
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Yorktown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomaston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Guadalupe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Guadalupe is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe

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

Newspapers Published in Scurlock ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scurlock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scurlock, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scurlock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Scurlock:

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>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 Scurlock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scurlock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.