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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 Streetman (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 Streetman. 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 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.

Streetman is primarily located in Freestone County. A portion of Streetman extends into Navarro 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 Freestone County: Anderson, Leon, Limestone & Navarro.

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

  • Freestone County     (The home county of Streetman)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Streetman, with the one closest to Streetman listed first.
    • Greens Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Cayuga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Massey Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Blackfoot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
      • Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackfoot
      • From Streetman to Blackfoot
    • Tennessee Colony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ward
      • From Streetman to Ward
  • Ellis County
    • Alma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Streetman, with the one closest to Streetman listed first.
    • Trinidad
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Roads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
      • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Malakoff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
      • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <1>
    • Tool
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
      • Tool is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <1>
    • Caney City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
      • Caney City is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Enchanted Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
      • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Log Cabin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
      • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Payne Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
      • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Hill County
    • Hubbard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <1>
  • Limestone County
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Streetman, with the one closest to Streetman listed first.
    • Richland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Eureka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Navarro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
      • Navarro is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Angus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Mildred
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Mustang
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Pursley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pursley
      • From Streetman to Pursley
    • Elm Flat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Retreat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Powell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Goodlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Corsicana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Streetman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Streetman.

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

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

  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Birdston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webb - Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb - Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb - Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sessions Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenbriar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbriar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweatman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweatman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweatman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Carroll Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grape Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grape Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grape Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Richland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winkler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Wortham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Wortham is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <1>
  • Angus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Angus is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Cotton Gin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pursley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Pursley is located in Navarro County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pursley
    • From Streetman to Pursley
  • Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Young
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
    • Young is located in Freestone County
  • Tehuacana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Powell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Rural Shade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
      • Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
    • Rodney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Navarro County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Streetman ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Streetman.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Streetman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Streetman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Streetman.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Streetman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Streetman:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Streetman. 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>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.
<3>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.
<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- Streetman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Streetman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8779, Longitude: -96.3229    
<5>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.
<6>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 Streetman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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