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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Spurlin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Spurlin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spurlin, please Contact Us.

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 Spurlin (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 Spurlin. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Spurlin is historic, it would have been located within present day Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Lampasas & Mills.

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

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Spurlin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spurlin, with the one closest to Spurlin listed first.
    • Carlton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
    • Hamilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <2>
    • Lanham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Whiteway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
    • Pottsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spurlin, with the one closest to Spurlin listed first.
    • Cranfills Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Iredell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Norse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Meridian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spurlin, with the one closest to Spurlin listed first.
    • Wilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Energy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Gustine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Proctor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Comyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • Comanche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • De Leon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spurlin, with the one closest to Spurlin listed first.
    • Ireland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Jonesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Evant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Purmela
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Levita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
    • Turnersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
    • Bee House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
    • Pearl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spurlin, with the one closest to Spurlin listed first.
    • Clairette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
    • Alexander
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Duffau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Chalk Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
    • Stephenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bunyan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spurlin, with the one closest to Spurlin listed first.
    • Priddy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Star
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Center City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • Somervell County
    • Glass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass

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

Cemeteries Near Spurlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spurlin.

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

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

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

  • Tillinghouse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peacher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Toliver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fegua Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Honey Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Massingill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Altman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kirkendall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Carlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gentrys Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
  • Lamkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lamkin is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
  • Hamilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fairy is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy
  • Wilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Hico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hico is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <2>
  • Hazeldell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
  • Lanham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Alexander
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Gustine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pottsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shive
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Shive is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
    • Duffau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Cranfills Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Spurlin ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spurlin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Spurlin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Spurlin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Spurlin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Spurlin.

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 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 Spurlin:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Spurlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spurlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.