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 Talty (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 Talty. 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 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 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.
Talty is located in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County: Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Rockwall & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Talty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Talty:
- Kaufman County (The home county of Talty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Forney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Post Oak Bend City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Crandall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaufman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- College Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Poetry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Royse City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sachse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lavon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Josephine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Murphy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Combine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Seagoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Sunnyvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mesquite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balch Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kleberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Rowlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hutchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ferris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Walnut Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Telico
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Telico is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
- Crisp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Palmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Garrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Red Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Leaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Boyce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Ike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Seven Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gun Barrel City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Union Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Quinlan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Hendrix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Boles Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Caddo Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Tawakoni
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Weiland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- McLendon - Chisholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Blackland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mobile City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Wills Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Edgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Talty, see our County-by-County Page for Talty.
Cemeteries Near Talty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talty.
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 Talty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Talty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Bachelor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Terrell.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5698 <2>
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Easton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kaufman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaufman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kaufman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188945 <2>
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 Talty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Talty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Talty, with the one closest to Talty listed first.
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Crandall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaufman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seagoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chisholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scurry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Abner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Poetry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Kleberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rylie is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
- Blackland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Talty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Talty.
Newspapers Published in Talty ...
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 217 newspapers that have been published in the area around Talty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talty, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Talty.
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 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 Talty:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Kaufman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Ellis County
- Henderson County
- Hunt County
- Rains County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt 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 Talty, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Talty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |