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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 Squaw Mountain (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 Squaw Mountain. 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.

Name Variations for Squaw Mountain ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Squaw Mountain: Squaw Mtn. (or less commonly used: Squaw Mntn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Squaw Mountain is located in Jack 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 Jack County: Archer, Clay, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise & Young.

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

  • Jack County     (The home county of Squaw Mountain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squaw Mountain, with the one closest to Squaw Mountain listed first.
    • Antelope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Jermyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Postoak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Bob Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Jacksboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wizard Wells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Perrin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Westbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Archer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squaw Mountain, with the one closest to Squaw Mountain listed first.
    • Windthorst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Anarene ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Anarene is located in Archer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
    • Scotland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squaw Mountain, with the one closest to Squaw Mountain listed first.
    • Shannon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Joy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Joy is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Bluegrove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bellevue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Montague County
    • Bowie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
  • Palo Pinto County
    • Graford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squaw Mountain, with the one closest to Squaw Mountain listed first.
    • Runaway Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Chico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squaw Mountain, with the one closest to Squaw Mountain listed first.
    • Loving
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Farmer is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Graham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Olney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Newcastle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bunger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunger is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger

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

Cemeteries Near Squaw Mountain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Squaw Mountain.

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 Squaw Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Roberts Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Mountain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Markley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Patton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Winn Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bryson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7703 <2>
  • Silver Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkins Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Postoak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Antelope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Markley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Markley is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markley
  • Postoak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Jacksboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Farmer is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Bryson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Bluegrove
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Graham
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Crafton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Crafton is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
  • Archer City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineyard
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Bellevue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Olney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Joplin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Joplin is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin

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

Newspapers Published in Squaw Mountain ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Squaw Mountain.

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

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 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 Squaw Mountain:

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 '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- Squaw Mountain) 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 Squaw Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.