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 Smith Hill (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 Smith Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Smith Hill is located in Bowie 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 Bowie County: Little River (AR), Miller (AR), McCurtain (OK), Cass, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Smith Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Hill:
- Bowie County (The home county of Smith Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Redbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Hooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Red Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Nash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Texarkana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Domino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Douglassville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bryans Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Queen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red River County
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hempstead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- McNab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Howard County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Saratoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette is located in Howard County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashdown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <1>
- Foreman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Alleene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alleene is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Winthrop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Cerrogordo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Texarkana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Genoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sevier County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Ben Lomond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paraloma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Horatio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Lockesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- McCurtain County (OK)
- Haworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Hill.
Cemeteries Near Smith Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Hill.
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 Smith Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elliott Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bayou Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bayou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Bayou Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of New Boston.
- The Red Bayou Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Bayou UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1053612 <2>
- New Boston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tillar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Runnels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Collon Plot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Till Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Smith Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Hill, with the one closest to Smith Hill listed first.
- Hooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whaley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Malta is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Rocky Comfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Texarkana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Corley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eylau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Texarkana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Hill.
Newspapers Published in Smith Hill ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Hill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith Hill.
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 helpful 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 Smith Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bowie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Red River County
- Hempstead County
- Howard County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Sevier County
- McCurtain 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Smith Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Smith Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |