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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 Stringtown (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 Stringtown. 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 and hospitals 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.

Stringtown is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.

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

  • Rusk County     (The home county of Stringtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
    • Price
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Joinerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Turnertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
    • Big Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Henderson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Selman City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friars
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Friars is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
    • Jacobs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
    • New London
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Overton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Laneville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
    • Henrys Chapel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
    • Griffin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Blackjack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Troup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <1>
    • New Summerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gould
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Reklaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ponta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Mixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Gallatin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Turney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Mount Selman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
    • Kilgore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Danville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Danville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Fredonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Elderville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Rolling Meadows
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Liberty City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Lakeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Easton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greggton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Greggton is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
    • Clarksville City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Gladewater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Longview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
    • Sacul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cushing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dextra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Looneyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Trawick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
    • Nat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
    • Long Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dotson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Clayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Delray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Beckville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Buncome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
    • Wright City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wright City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Arp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <1>
    • Sinclair City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Omen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Omen is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
    • Jamestown ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • New Chapel Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
    • Whitehouse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Browning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Browning is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Flint
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Starrville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Starrville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
    • Gresham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gresham is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Lee Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
  • Upshur County
    • Wilkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wilkins is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins

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

Cemeteries Near Stringtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stringtown.

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

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

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

  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Jack Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lockridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Henderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Griffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Laneville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Overton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Troup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <1>
  • Lone Star
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Minden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pirtle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
  • Omen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Omen is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
  • Glenfawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
  • Pinehill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Monroe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Mount Enterprise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kilgore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Stringtown ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stringtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stringtown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stringtown.

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 Stringtown:

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>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- Stringtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Stringtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.