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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 Stanfield (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 Stanfield. 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 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.

Stanfield is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cotton (OK), Jefferson (OK), Archer, Jack, Montague & Wichita.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Stanfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanfield, with the one closest to Stanfield listed first.
    • Byers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <2>
    • Petrolia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petrolia <2>
    • Henrietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jolly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
      • Jolly is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Bellevue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
    • Thornberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County
    • Bluegrove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Joy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
      • Joy is located in Clay County
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanfield, with the one closest to Stanfield listed first.
    • Ringgold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
    • Hynds City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County
    • Rowland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Montague County
    • Nocona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish Fort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
    • Montague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
    • Illinois Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
    • Bowie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
  • Wichita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanfield, with the one closest to Stanfield listed first.
    • Wichita Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cashion Community
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashion Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
      • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Cotton County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanfield, with the one closest to Stanfield listed first.
    • Taylor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Temple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
    • Randlett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randlett
      • Randlett is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randlett <2>
  • Jefferson County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanfield, with the one closest to Stanfield listed first.
    • Ryan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <2>
    • Terral
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
      • Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <2>
    • Sugden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
      • Sugden is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Fleetwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fleetwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
      • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Waurika
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waurika
      • Waurika is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waurika <2>
    • Oscar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hastings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <2>
    • Grady
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Addington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Cornish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Ringling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
      • Ringling is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <2>
  • Love County (OK)
    • Orr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Love County (OK)
  • Stephens County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanfield, with the one closest to Stanfield listed first.
    • Comanche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
      • Comanche is located in Stephens County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <2>
    • Loco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Stanfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanfield.

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

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

  • Ryan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Terral Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terral Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sugden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurnville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurnville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurnville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fleetwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleetwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleetwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benvenue Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benvenue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benvenue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ringgold Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cambridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belcherville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcherville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcherville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red River Station Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red River Station Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red River Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Waurika Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waurika Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waurika Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oscar Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oscar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oscar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Molsbee Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molsbee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molsbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Hurnville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville
    • Hurnville is located in Clay County
  • Belcherville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Belcherville is located in Montague County
  • Henrietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nocona
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie
    • Charlie is located in Clay County
  • Jolly
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Jolly is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Spanish Fort
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
  • Bellevue
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
  • Thornberry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Thornberry is located in Clay County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Bluegrove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Montague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
    • Wichita Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bowie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
    • Illinois Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County

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

Newspapers Published in Stanfield ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stanfield, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stanfield.

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 Stanfield:

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

The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Stanfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Stanfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9693, Longitude: -97.9998       In this case, the coordinates for Stanfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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