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 Silver 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 Silver 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 and 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.
Silver City is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Silver City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver City:
- Fannin County (The home county of Silver City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Hail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Windom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ladonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gober
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Dodd City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Allen Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Bonham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edhube
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Frognot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Blue Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sedalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Farmersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valdasta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jot-Em-Down
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Ben Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Needmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Klondike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enloe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Pilot Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Bells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Tom Bean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whiterock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Cannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Peerless
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Posey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Cumby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Birthright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Brashear
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Wolfe City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Aberfoyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Fairlie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Yowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- South Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- White Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Commerce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Celeste
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Neylandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Petty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- High
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Brookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Howland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Atlas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Gadston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Toco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Broadway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Direct
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Yarnaby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Yuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Kemp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver City, see our County-by-County Page for Silver City.
Cemeteries Near Silver City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver 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 Silver City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McFarland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Biggerstaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Biggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Silver City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Gober
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ladonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Lannius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lannius is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
- Honey Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfe City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Hickory Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Aberfoyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Noble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Bonham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver City.
Newspapers Published in Silver 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver City, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver City.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Silver City:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan 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> | 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 Silver City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Silver City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |