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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 Snyder (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 Snyder. 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 hospitals and 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.

Snyder is located in Hale 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 Hale County: Castro, Crosby, Floyd, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock & Swisher.

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

  • Hale County     (The home county of Snyder)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Plainview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Seth Ward
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
    • Hale Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hale City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hale City is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
    • Edmonson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
    • Petersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Abernathy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Briscoe County
    • Whitney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Briscoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Castro County
    • Hart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hart is located in Castro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <1>
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Farmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Cone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Aiken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lockney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sterley ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Sterley is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterley
    • Della Plain ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
    • Floydada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Lamb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Olton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
    • Spade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spade is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
    • Fieldton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Becton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
    • New Deal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Idalou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Swisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
    • Kress
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Claytonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
    • Tulia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tulia is located in Swisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Snyder ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snyder.

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

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

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

  • Plainview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Plainview Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hale Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Halfway Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Plains Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Abernathy.
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Strip Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <2>
  • Kress Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Petersburg.
    • The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #150702 <2>
  • Wright Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Becton Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Olton Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

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

  • Plainview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hale City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hale City is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
  • Lockney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Della Plain ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
  • Floydada
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
  • Cone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tulia
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tulia is located in Swisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Snyder ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snyder.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snyder, 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 Snyder.

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 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 Snyder:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snyder) 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 Snyder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.