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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 Sycamore (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 Sycamore. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sycamore is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Cooke, Denton, Jack, Montague, Parker & Tarrant.

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

  • Wise County     (The home county of Sycamore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Slidell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Herman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Alvord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • New Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Paradise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Aurora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rhome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
    • Rosston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Era
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Valley View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Muenster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Myra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemming
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Lindsay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Burns City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Gainesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
    • Stony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Bolivar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Krum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Ponder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • DISH
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Sanger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Justin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Denton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Corral City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Northlake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Argyle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabethtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Jack County
    • Wizard Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
    • New Harp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • Forestburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hardy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Sunset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Fruitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Salona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Saint Jo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bowie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Montague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bonita is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
    • Reno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Springtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Azle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Sanctuary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Agnes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
    • Pecan Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Haslet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pelican Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Keller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Sycamore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sycamore.

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

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ball Knob Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Pella Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<2>

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

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

  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Slidell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Herman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Rosston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Alvord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Forestburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bolivar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Drop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Drop is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Krum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
  • Paradise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Era
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood

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

Newspapers Published in Sycamore ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sycamore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sycamore, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sycamore.

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 Sycamore:

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>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 Sycamore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sycamore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.