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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 Stryker Creek Junction (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 Stryker Creek Junction. 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 Stryker Creek Junction ...
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 Stryker Creek Junction: Stryker Crk. Jct. (or less commonly used: Stryker Ck. Jct. or Stryker Cr. Jct.)
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 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.
Stryker Creek Junction is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Stryker Creek Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stryker Creek Junction:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Stryker Creek Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- Ponta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Reklaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Blackjack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Dialville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Gould
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Henrys Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- Herring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Todd City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Neches
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alderbranch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Crystal Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Frankston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Henderson County
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- Sacul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dextra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Cushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Nat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Douglass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trawick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Alazan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Redfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Fitze
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Nacogdoches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- Long Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Price
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Minden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joinerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Selman City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Turnertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- Sinclair City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Omen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- New Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Lee Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Gresham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stryker Creek Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Stryker Creek Junction.
Cemeteries Near Stryker Creek Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stryker Creek Junction.
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 Stryker Creek Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stryker Creek Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Medford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lone Dove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Holly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Cornelius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Looney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Stryker Creek Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stryker Creek Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stryker Creek Junction, with the one closest to Stryker Creek Junction listed first.
- Lone Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Rusk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Glenfawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Looneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Douglass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Troup
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Linn Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stryker Creek Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stryker Creek Junction.
Newspapers Published in Stryker Creek Junction ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stryker Creek Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stryker Creek Junction, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stryker Creek Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stryker Creek Junction:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Henderson County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Smith County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 Stryker Creek Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stryker Creek Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |