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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 Shadowland (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 Shadowland. 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.

Shadowland is located in Red River 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 Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.

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

  • Red River County     (The home county of Shadowland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadowland, with the one closest to Shadowland listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Liberty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Detroit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sherry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Bagwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuthand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Addielou
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
    • Annona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Boxelder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
    • Kanawha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • English
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • English is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadowland, with the one closest to Shadowland listed first.
    • Charleston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Lake Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Enloe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cooper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Klondike
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadowland, with the one closest to Shadowland listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Purley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadowland, with the one closest to Shadowland listed first.
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Tira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Dike
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saltillo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Birthright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Weaver
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Posey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Greenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Peerless
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadowland, with the one closest to Shadowland listed first.
    • Deport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pattonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cunningham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clardy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
    • Taylor Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Blossom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Biardstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Sun Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Glory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Reno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Broadway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadowland, with the one closest to Shadowland listed first.
    • Talco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Miller's Cove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Winfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • Frogville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville

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

Cemeteries Near Shadowland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shadowland.

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

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

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

  • Wrights Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Minter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Restland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...
    • Holt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Blossom.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4319 <3>
    • McCrory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cooper - Woods Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • Fulbright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulbright is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
  • Deport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Halesboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Halesboro is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
  • Bogata
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Milton is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Rosalie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosalie is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
  • Minter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Minter is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
  • Pattonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockford is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Detroit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Blossom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jennings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jennings is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hagansport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Bagwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylvan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan

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

Newspapers Published in Shadowland ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shadowland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shadowland, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shadowland.

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 Shadowland:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shadowland) 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 Shadowland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.