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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 Slabtown (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 Slabtown. 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.

Slabtown is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.

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

  • Lamar County     (The home county of Slabtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Gadston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Biardstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Glory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Broadway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Taylor Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Clardy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
    • Howland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Atlas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Cunningham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ambia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Pattonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
    • Lake Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charleston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Enloe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cooper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Klondike
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Needmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
    • Dial
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Honey Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Ladonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Allen Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Silver City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Allens Chapel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Windom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hail
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Mount Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Purley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
    • Tira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Nelta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Birthright
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Posey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Dike
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Peerless
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Weaver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Sulphur Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Saltillo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Rockdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
    • Yowell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Jardin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Commerce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Aberfoyle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • South Sulphur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Detroit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Sherry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Bagwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuthand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Clarksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Addielou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
  • Titus County
    • Talco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Slabtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slabtown.

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 Slabtown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slabtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Slabtown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hazel Dell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Dora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Winfrey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Garner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <3>
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Biardstown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Cooper.
    • The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Delta Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <3>
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Camp Shed Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clark Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brush Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Slabtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slabtown.

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

  • Lake Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prattville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Prattville is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Rockford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rockford is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Glory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glory is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
  • Biardstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
  • Broadway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadway is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Mount Joy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Minter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Minter is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
  • Jennings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Atlas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlas is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Milton is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ambia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Cooper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pattonville
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Slabtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slabtown.

Newspapers Published in Slabtown ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slabtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slabtown, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slabtown.

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 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 Slabtown:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slabtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Slabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.