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 Sheffield (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 Sheffield. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sheffield is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Sheffield. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheffield:
- Cass County (The home county of Sheffield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Kildare
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bivins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLeod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Douglassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Hughes Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Maud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Redwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Pope City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Uncertain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Karnack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Harleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nesbitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Sarber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Lone Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Daingerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jenkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Rocky Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Naples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Ore City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Capps City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Doddridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fouke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Zylks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Rodessa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vivian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hosston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gilliam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Missionary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Mooringsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheffield, see our County-by-County Page for Sheffield.
Cemeteries Near Sheffield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheffield.
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 Sheffield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheffield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Foundry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whatley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanier Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baugass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Judea Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moseley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Sheffield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheffield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Kildare
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bivins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lanier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
- Huffins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- O'Farrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- O'Farrell is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Farrell
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kellyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Almira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheffield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheffield.
Newspapers Published in Sheffield ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheffield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheffield, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheffield.
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 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 Sheffield:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Upshur County
- Miller County
- Caddo Parish
- 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sheffield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sheffield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |