Our Genealogy Helper
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 Sulphur (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 Sulphur. 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.
Sulphur is located in Trinity 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 Trinity County: Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Polk, San Jacinto & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Sulphur. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur:
- Trinity County (The home county of Sulphur)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur, with the one closest to Sulphur listed first.
- Woodlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Lacy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Helmic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Groveton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Apple Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Chita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Pennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Carlisle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Glendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur, with the one closest to Sulphur listed first.
- Diboll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Blix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Prairie Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Peavy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bald Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Keltys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Cherokee County
- Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur, with the one closest to Sulphur listed first.
- Hagerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Fog Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Holly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Kennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ratcliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Tadmor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Lovelady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur, with the one closest to Sulphur listed first.
- Corrigan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- Seven Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Leggett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Onalaska
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Barnum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Lily Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Barnes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- San Jacinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur, with the one closest to Sulphur listed first.
- Point Blank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur, with the one closest to Sulphur listed first.
- Peach Tree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walker County
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur.
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 Sulphur - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur, with the one closest to Sulphur listed first.
- Wagner Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wagner Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sumpter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carmona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Josserand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lacy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bennett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Parker Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Sulphur in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur, with the one closest to Sulphur listed first.
- Carmona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carmona is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona
- Josserand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Josserand is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
- Asia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
- Groveton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corrigan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colita is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Leggett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saron is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
- Barnum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur.
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 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 Sulphur:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Trinity County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Polk County
- San Jacinto County
- Tyler County
- Walker 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sulphur) 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 Sulphur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |