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 Teague (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 Teague. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Teague is located in Freestone 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 Freestone County: Anderson, Leon, Limestone & Navarro.
Below are the counties that are near Teague. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Teague:
- Freestone County (The home county of Teague)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Cotton Gin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Dew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Kirvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Donie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lanely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Turlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Wortham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Streetman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Greens Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Yard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Massey Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Cayuga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Long Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Tennessee Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newby is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Jewett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marquez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Personville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Fallon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Lost Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Farrar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Mexia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Groesbeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tehuacana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coolidge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Kirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Ben Hur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Pursley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Navarro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Angus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mustang
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Mildred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mildred is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Purdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Seale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seale is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Bald Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Teague, see our County-by-County Page for Teague.
Cemeteries Near Teague ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Teague.
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 Teague - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Teague covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Driver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Philpott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shanks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- The Oakes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaks Cemetery
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Post Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Teague in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Teague.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Cotton Gin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luna is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Personville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Dew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Prairie Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farrar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Mexia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Wortham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Groesbeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tehuacana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Young is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Oletha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oletha is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Teague. See our List of 1890's Communities around Teague.
Newspapers Published in Teague ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Teague.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Teague, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Teague.
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 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 Teague:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Freestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Leon County
- Limestone County
- Navarro County
- Robertson 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 Teague, 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- Teague) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |