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 Selman City (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 Selman City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Selman City is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Selman City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Selman City:
- Rusk County (The home county of Selman City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Turnertown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Price
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sexton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Jacobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pirtle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Laird Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Henrys Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Troup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blackjack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Gould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Mixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- New Summerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Ponta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Bullard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reklaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gallatin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Liberty City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Elderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Lakeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Gladewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greggton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County
- Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Sacul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dextra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Looneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Long Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dotson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Beckville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Wright City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Omen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- New Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Browning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Whitehouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Starrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Lee Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Wilkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Big Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Center Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Wood County
- Hawkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Selman City, see our County-by-County Page for Selman City.
Cemeteries Near Selman City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Selman City.
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 Selman City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Selman City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waggoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #612191 <3>
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Overton City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Overton.
- The Overton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234222 <3>
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Troup.
- The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <3>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Selman City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Selman City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Selman City, with the one closest to Selman City listed first.
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Troup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pirtle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Browning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Mixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Lone Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- New Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Minden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Selman City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Selman City.
Newspapers Published in Selman City ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Selman City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Selman City, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Selman City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Selman City:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Henderson County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Smith County
- Upshur County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Selman City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Selman City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |