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 Scurry (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 Scurry. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Scurry is located in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County: Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Rockwall & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Scurry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scurry:
- Kaufman County (The home county of Scurry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Grays Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rosser
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser
- Rosser is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosser <2>
- Kaufman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
- Kaufman is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaufman <2>
- Lone Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Crandall is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <2>
- Post Oak Bend City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak Bend City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Stubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Becker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Styx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Kemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Kemp is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <2>
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- Combine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Seagoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagoville
- Seagoville is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagoville <2>
- Lawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Ferris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Ferris is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <2>
- Kleberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Wilmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Wilmer is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <2>
- Balch Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balch Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch Springs
- Balch Springs is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balch Springs <2>
- Hutchins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Hutchins is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchins <2>
- Mesquite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
- Mesquite is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <2>
- Sunnyvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
- Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <2>
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - DeSoto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSoto
- DeSoto is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeSoto <2>
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- Walnut Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Telico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
- Telico is located in Ellis County
- Crisp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Palmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Ennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Ennis is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <2>
- Garrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Boyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Boyce is located in Ellis County
- Ike
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Pecan Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Bardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Bardwell is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <2>
- Red Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <2>
- Oak Leaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- Seven Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
- Seven Points is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Points <2>
- Gun Barrel City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Barrel City
- Gun Barrel City is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gun Barrel City <2>
- Tool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
- Tool is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <2>
- Payne Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Enchanted Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Eustace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustace
- Eustace is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustace <2>
- Caney City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Log Cabin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Star Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Trinidad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
- Trinidad is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <2>
- Hunt County
- Union Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Union Valley
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- Chatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Chatfield is located in Navarro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatfield <2>
- Rice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
- Tupelo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Tupelo is located in Navarro County
- Roane
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
- Roane is located in Navarro County
- Emhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Kerens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
- Kerens is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerens <2>
- Powell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Corsicana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsicana
- Corsicana is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsicana <2>
- Goodlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Elm Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
- Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
- Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
- Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- McLendon - Chisholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Mobile City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
- Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <2>
- Fate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
- Fate is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <2>
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- Wills Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Point
- Wills Point is located in Van Zandt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wills Point <2>
- Tundra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Van Zandt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scurry, see our County-by-County Page for Scurry.
Newspapers Published in Scurry ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scurry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scurry, 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 Scurry.
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 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 Scurry:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/
- Pages specific to Kaufman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ellis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hunt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Navarro County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rockwall County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Zandt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Kaufman County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Kaufman County
Cemeteries Near Scurry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scurry.
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 Scurry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
- Grays Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grays Prairie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149634 <5>
- Rosser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosser Cemetery
- Rosser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosser Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaufman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188945 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Crandall Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- The Crandall Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pilgrim Church Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandall Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303598 <5>
- Hefley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hefley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hefley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #653411 <5>
- Post Oak Bend Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Bend Cemetery
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- Grange Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grange Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Springs Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Grange Hill Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scurry had a population of 81 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Scurry had a population of 811 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scurry, with the one closest to Scurry listed first.
- Kaufman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
- Kaufman is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaufman <2>
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Crandall is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <2>
- Stubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Kemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Kemp is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <2>
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Tolosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Abner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Seagoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagoville
- Seagoville is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagoville <2>
- Prairieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Terrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Terrell is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrell <2>
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Ferris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Ferris is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
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- Palmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
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- Forney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Forney is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,246 people
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- Kleberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Palmer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scurry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scurry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Kaufman County: www.kaufmancounty.net/
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Scurry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scurry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5128, Longitude: -96.3854 In this case, the coordinates for Scurry 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. |
| <6> | 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 Scurry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |