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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 Sidney (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 Sidney. 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 doctors 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.

Sidney is located in Comanche 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 Comanche County: Brown, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton & Mills.

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Sidney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
    • Comanche
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sipe Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Duster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • De Leon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rucker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Newburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Proctor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Comyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Gustine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <1>
    • Energy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
    • Blanket
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • May
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Brown County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <1>
    • Lake Brownwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Early
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Zephyr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Brownwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <1>
    • Cross Cut
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
      • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Bangs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
      • Bangs is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <1>
  • Callahan County
    • Cross Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman County
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
    • Okra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Rising Star
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <1>
    • Carbon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <1>
    • Kokomo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Desdemona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
    • Dublin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
    • Bunyan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Harbin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Lingleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <1>
  • Hamilton County
    • Pottsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <1>
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidney, with the one closest to Sidney listed first.
    • Priddy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mullin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bozar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
      • Bozar is located in Mills County

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

Cemeteries Near Sidney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sidney.

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 Sidney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pendergrass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendergrass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendergrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferrill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martins Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martins Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martins Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Comanche City Cemetery
    • Comanche / Oakwood Cemetery
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5705 <4>
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copperas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heflin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heflin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heflin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Routh Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Routh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Routh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Turkey Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ninevah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninevah Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninevah Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the east of De Leon.
    • May Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Sidney had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Blanket
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Comanche
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sipe Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
  • May
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <1>
  • Duster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
  • Downing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Downing is located in Comanche County
  • Newburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
  • De Leon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rising Star
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fleming
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
  • Proctor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
  • Gorman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Zephyr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Gustine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Sidney ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sidney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sidney, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sidney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sidney:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sidney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Sidney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sidney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9493, Longitude: -98.7373       In this case, the coordinates for Sidney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sidney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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