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 Thermo (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 Thermo. 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 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.
Thermo is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Thermo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thermo:
- Hopkins County (The home county of Thermo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Como
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Pickton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Birthright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Brashear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Divide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cooper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enloe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Jot-Em-Down
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Ben Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Purley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Winnsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scroggins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Commerce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Neylandville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Fairlie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Dixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- South Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Cunningham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Taylor Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Gadston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Broadway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Clardy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Glory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Biardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Howland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Emory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Tawakoni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Hooker Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Halesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Miller's Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Talco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Piney Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Grice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Simpsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Yantis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Gunter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Cartwright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Forest Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Stout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Quitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Golden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Hainesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Pine Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thermo, see our County-by-County Page for Thermo.
Cemeteries Near Thermo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thermo.
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 Thermo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thermo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gamblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shooks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Pickton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seymore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Connor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Yantis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Saltillo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stouts Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Thermo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thermo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thermo, with the one closest to Thermo listed first.
- Como
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Reilly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
- Pine Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Pickton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Divide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Birthright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Yantis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saltillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Nelta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thermo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thermo.
Newspapers Published in Thermo ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thermo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thermo, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thermo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Thermo:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Delta County
- Franklin County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Rains County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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 Thermo, 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- Thermo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |