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 Simsboro (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 Simsboro. 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.
Simsboro is located in Freestone 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 Freestone County: Anderson, Leon, Limestone & Navarro.
Below are the counties that are near Simsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simsboro:
- Freestone County (The home county of Simsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsboro, with the one closest to Simsboro listed first.
- Cotton Gin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Teague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Wortham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Streetman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Donie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lanely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Turlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Winkler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsboro, with the one closest to Simsboro listed first.
- Greens Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Yard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Massey Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Cayuga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Tennessee Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hill County
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsboro, with the one closest to Simsboro listed first.
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newby
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newby is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Jewett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marquez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsboro, with the one closest to Simsboro listed first.
- Fallon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Mexia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Personville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Lost Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Tehuacana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Farrar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Groesbeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coolidge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Thornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Ben Hur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Delia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsboro, with the one closest to Simsboro listed first.
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Pursley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Navarro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Angus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mustang
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Mildred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mildred is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Purdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Elm Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Robertson County
- Seale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seale is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Simsboro.
Cemeteries Near Simsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simsboro.
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 Simsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simsboro, with the one closest to Simsboro listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grove Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Driver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sessions Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions Cemetery
- The Sessions Cemetery has also been known as:
- Session Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Spillers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Simsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simsboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simsboro, with the one closest to Simsboro listed first.
- Cotton Gin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mexia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luna is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Personville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Dew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Wortham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Tehuacana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Farrar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Groesbeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Young
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Young is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Winkler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simsboro.
Newspapers Published in Simsboro ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simsboro, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simsboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Simsboro:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Freestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Hill County
- Leon County
- Limestone County
- Navarro County
- Robertson 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 Simsboro, 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- Simsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |