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 Sinclair 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 Sinclair 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 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.
Sinclair City is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Sinclair City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sinclair City:
- Smith County (The home county of Sinclair City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Omen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Arp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wright City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- New Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Browning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Flint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Noonday
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Frankston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Todd City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Troup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Blackjack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Gould
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Mixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Mount Selman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ponta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Kilgore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fredonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Gladewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elderville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Clarksville City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Lakeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warren City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Greggton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Chandler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coffee City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Moore Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Sacul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dextra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Cushing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Selman City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Joinerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Jacobs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Laird Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Wilkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Big Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Center Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Wood County
- Hawkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sinclair City, see our County-by-County Page for Sinclair City.
Cemeteries Near Sinclair City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sinclair 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 Sinclair City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sinclair City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery (African-American)
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elkins Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Omen.
- New Hope (Southeast) Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Troup City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Sinclair City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sinclair City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sinclair City, with the one closest to Sinclair City listed first.
- Omen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Troup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Browning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Selman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Pirtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Flint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Lone Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Kilgore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sinclair City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sinclair City.
Newspapers Published in Sinclair 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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sinclair City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sinclair City, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sinclair City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sinclair City:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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 Sinclair 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sinclair City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |