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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 Sublett (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 Sublett. 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.

Sublett is located in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.

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

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Sublett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublett, with the one closest to Sublett listed first.
    • Johnsons Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pantego
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • University Park Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kennedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Arlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rendon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Retta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Everman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Edgecliff Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
  • Collin County
    • Carrollton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublett, with the one closest to Sublett listed first.
    • Grand Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Duncanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Shamrock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Cockrell Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • DeSoto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Cliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Eagle Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Estelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Ovilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenn Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublett, with the one closest to Sublett listed first.
    • Southlake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Trophy Club
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Westlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Roanoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Flower Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Marshall Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Elizabethtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Double Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bartonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Northlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublett, with the one closest to Sublett listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Britton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Midlothian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Venus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Oak Leaf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sterrett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Pecan Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Waxahachie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Maypearl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Hood County
    • Cresson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublett, with the one closest to Sublett listed first.
    • Lillian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Burleson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crowley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Briaroaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cross Timber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Egan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Alvarado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Joshua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Keene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Coyote Flats
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Cuba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cleburne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublett, with the one closest to Sublett listed first.
    • Aledo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Azle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Willow Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Sublett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sublett.

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

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

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

  • Rehoboth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Hill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimsley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Mansfield.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Jude's Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2705 <2>
  • Cope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Skyvue Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Sublett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sublett.

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

  • Johnsons Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
  • Mansfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kennedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Arlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
  • Handley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Handley is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
  • Ederville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ederville is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
  • Oak Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Grand Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Cedar Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bedford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Crowley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Burleson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Midlothian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Sublett ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sublett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sublett, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sublett.

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 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 Sublett:

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 Sublett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sublett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.