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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 Stallwitz Lake (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 Stallwitz Lake. 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 Stallwitz Lake ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Stallwitz Lake: Stallwitz Lk.

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 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.

Stallwitz Lake is located in Moore 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 Moore County: Carson, Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Oldham, Potter & Sherman.

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

  • Moore County     (The home county of Stallwitz Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stallwitz Lake, with the one closest to Stallwitz Lake listed first.
    • Dumas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Masterson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
      • Masterson is located in Moore County
    • Cactus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
      • Cactus is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cactus <1>
    • Sunray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
      • Sunray is located in Moore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunray <1>
  • Hartley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stallwitz Lake, with the one closest to Stallwitz Lake listed first.
    • Channing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Hutchinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stallwitz Lake, with the one closest to Stallwitz Lake listed first.
    • Fritch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
      • Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <1>
    • Oil City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Sanford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <1>
  • Oldham County
    • Tascosa ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
      • Tascosa is located in Oldham County

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

Newspapers Published in Stallwitz Lake ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stallwitz Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stallwitz Lake, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stallwitz Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stallwitz Lake:

Cemeteries Near Stallwitz Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stallwitz Lake.

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 Stallwitz Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northlawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
  • Lane Memorial Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Memorial Cemetery
  • Palo Duro Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palo Duro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palo Duro Cemetery
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
  • Tascosa Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tascosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tascosa Cemetery
  • Boot Hill Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
  • Whaley Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whaley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whaley Cemetery
  • Muncy Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muncy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muncy Cemetery
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery

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

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

  • Dumas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Channing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Ady
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ady
    • Ady is located in Potter County
  • Tascosa ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
    • Tascosa is located in Oldham County

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

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

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 '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- Stallwitz Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stallwitz Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8100, Longitude: -102.0155       In this case, the coordinates for Stallwitz Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Stallwitz Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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