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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 Spraberry (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 Spraberry. 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.

Spraberry is located in Midland County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Midland County: Andrews, Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Reagan & Upton.

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

  • Midland County     (The home county of Spraberry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spraberry, with the one closest to Spraberry listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Midland County
    • Midland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Glasscock County
    • Garden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Glasscock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spraberry, with the one closest to Spraberry listed first.
    • Webb Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
      • Webb Village is located in Howard County
    • Big Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Big Spring is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <1>
    • Forsan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsan
      • Forsan is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsan <1>
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spraberry, with the one closest to Spraberry listed first.
    • Stanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lenorah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenorah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenorah
      • Lenorah is located in Martin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenorah <1>
    • Tarzan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarzan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
      • Tarzan is located in Martin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <1>
  • Upton County
    • Midkiff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midkiff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff
      • Midkiff is located in Upton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midkiff <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Spraberry ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spraberry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spraberry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spraberry.

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 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 Spraberry:

Cemeteries Near Spraberry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spraberry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Valhalla Mausoleum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valhalla Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Mausoleum
  • Garden City Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • American Heritage Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Memorial Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Memorial Park
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens

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.<5>

While we didn't find Spraberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spraberry.

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

  • Germania
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Germania is located in Midland County
  • Stanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Midland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Glasscock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>
  • Morita
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morita
    • Morita is located in Howard County
  • Warfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
    • Warfield is located in Midland County
  • Big Spring
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spraberry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Spraberry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spraberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9232, Longitude: -101.8257       In this case, the coordinates for Spraberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Spraberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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