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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 Thrift (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 Thrift. 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.

Thrift is located in Wichita County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wichita County: Cotton (OK), Tillman (OK), Archer, Clay & Wilbarger.

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

  • Wichita County     (The home county of Thrift)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
    • Burkburnett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkburnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkburnett
      • Burkburnett is located in Wichita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkburnett <2>
    • Clara
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Wichita County
    • Cashion Community
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashion Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
      • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Iowa Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
      • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <2>
    • Pleasant Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Wichita Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Electra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kamay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamay
      • Kamay is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamay <2>
  • Archer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
    • Lakeside City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
      • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
    • Holliday
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
    • Thornberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County
    • Dean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Petrolia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petrolia <2>
    • Jolly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
      • Jolly is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Byers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <2>
  • Wilbarger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
    • Harrold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
      • Harrold is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <2>
    • Elliott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County
    • Oklaunion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Comanche County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
    • Chattanooga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattanooga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
      • Chattanooga is located in Comanche County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattanooga <2>
    • Faxon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faxon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Comanche County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faxon <2>
    • Geronimo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
      • Geronimo is located in Comanche County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <2>
  • Cotton County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
    • Devol
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devol
      • Devol is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devol <2>
    • Randlett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randlett
      • Randlett is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randlett <2>
    • Cookietown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
      • Cookietown is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Taylor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Temple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
    • Walters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Walters is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Former name for Walters:
      • Walter
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <2>
  • Jefferson County (OK)
    • Hastings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <2>
  • Tillman County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
    • Grandfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Loveland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <2>
    • Hollister
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Davidson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
      • Davidson is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <2>
    • Frederick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Thrift ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thrift.

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

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 Thrift:

Cemeteries Near Thrift ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thrift.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Clara Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Cemetery
  • Devol Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Devol Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devol Cemetery
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eschiti Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grandfield Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spring Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313820 <4>
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Evart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evart Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery of Randlett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery of Randlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery of Randlett
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Loveland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loveland Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Iowa Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
    • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <2>
  • Thornberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Thornberry is located in Clay County
  • Wichita Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie
    • Charlie is located in Clay County
  • Holliday
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jolly
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Jolly is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Harrold
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
    • Harrold is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <2>
  • Hurnville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville
    • Hurnville is located in Clay County
  • Oklaunion
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thrift. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wichita County: www.co.wichita.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Thrift) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thrift. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1262, Longitude: -98.6220       In this case, the coordinates for Thrift have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Thrift, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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