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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 Snook (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 Snook. 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 and 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.

Snook is located in Burleson 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 Burleson County: Brazos, Lee, Milam, Robertson & Washington.

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

  • Burleson County     (The home county of Snook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snook, with the one closest to Snook listed first.
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Tunis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Lyons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooks Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Frenstat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Caldwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Birch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Deanville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Chriesman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Austin County
    • New Wehdem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snook, with the one closest to Snook listed first.
    • Wellborn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stone City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • College Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Allen Farm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Millican
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Boonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Wixon Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Tabor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Navasota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kurten
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Edge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snook, with the one closest to Snook listed first.
    • Carmine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ledbetter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snook, with the one closest to Snook listed first.
    • Anderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Iola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snook, with the one closest to Snook listed first.
    • Dime Box
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Dime Box
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Loebau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Tanglewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snook, with the one closest to Snook listed first.
    • Gause
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Milano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snook, with the one closest to Snook listed first.
    • Benchley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Mumford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hearne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Wheelock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snook, with the one closest to Snook listed first.
    • Quarry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gay Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Rehburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Brenham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • Burton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • La Bahia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Greenvine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Chappell Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley

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

Cemeteries Near Snook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snook.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
  • Tunis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Lyons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Davidson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Somerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wellborn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Frenstat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
  • Quarry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
  • College Station
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bryan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Caldwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Allen Farm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snook.

Newspapers Published in Snook ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snook, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snook.

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 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 Snook:

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>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- Snook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Snook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.