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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 Theodore (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 Theodore. 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 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.

Theodore is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

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

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Theodore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore, with the one closest to Theodore listed first.
    • Dixie
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Basin Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Sandusky
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Whitesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sadler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Cedar Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Locust
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Southmayd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherwood Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Collinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore, with the one closest to Theodore listed first.
    • Celina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Van Alstyne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore, with the one closest to Theodore listed first.
    • Callisburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Dexter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Oak Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Coesfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Lake Kiowa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Bloomfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Lindsay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Valley View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Myra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore, with the one closest to Theodore listed first.
    • Pilot Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aubrey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sanger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Krugerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore, with the one closest to Theodore listed first.
    • Cartwright
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <1>
    • Platter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendrix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mead is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
    • Achille
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore, with the one closest to Theodore listed first.
    • Thackerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Burneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Overbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jimtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore, with the one closest to Theodore listed first.
    • Shay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • McBride
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
    • New Woodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • Madill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Madill is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madill <1>
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Cumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Little City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City

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

Cemeteries Near Theodore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Theodore.

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

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

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

  • Dixie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the County Line Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Whitesboro.
    • The County Line Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eskew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3069 <2>
  • Basin Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
    • The Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sandusky Cemetery
    • Sandy Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315900 <2>
  • Akers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Diamond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sadler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler Cemetery
    • The Sadler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6559 <2>
  • Berry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Christian Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Newell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<4>

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

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

  • Whitesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sadler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Basin Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
  • Sandusky
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Balm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Balm is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
  • Callisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Gordonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
  • Dexter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Steedham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
  • Custer City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Woodbine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbine is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Southmayd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Collinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Theodore ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Theodore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Theodore, 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 Theodore.

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 Theodore:

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