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 Throckmorton (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 Throckmorton. 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 and hospitals 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.

Throckmorton is located in Throckmorton County and is the County Seat.

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 Throckmorton County: Archer, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Shackelford, Stephens & Young.

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

• Throckmorton County     (The home county of Throckmorton)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
  • Elbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
    • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
  • Woodson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Woodson is located in Throckmorton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <2>
• Archer County
  • Megargel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Megargel is located in Archer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Megargel <2>
• Baylor County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
  • Round Timber ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
    • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
  • Bomarton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
    • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
  • Seymour
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Baylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
• Haskell County
  • Weinert
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weinert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Weinert is located in Haskell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weinert <2>
• Knox County
  • Goree
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
    • Goree is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <2>
• Shackelford County
  • Fort Griffin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
    • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
• Young County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
  • Proffitt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
    • Proffitt is located in Young County
  • Padgett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padgett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
    • Padgett is located in Young County
  • Murray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Young County
  • Newcastle
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
    • Newcastle is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <2>
  • Olney
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
  • Eliasville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
    • Eliasville is located in Young County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Throckmorton ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Throckmorton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Throckmorton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Throckmorton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Throckmorton.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Throckmorton.

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 Throckmorton:

• Websites specific to Texas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

• Pages specific to Throckmorton County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Archer County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Baylor County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Haskell County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Knox County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Shackelford County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Young County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Throckmorton County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Texas

Cemeteries Near Throckmorton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Throckmorton.

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 Throckmorton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Bush Knob Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Knob Cemetery
• Treadwell Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treadwell Cemetery
• Reynolds Bend Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Bend Cemetery
• Ledbetter Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
• Padgett Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
• Ft. Griffin Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Griffin Cemetery
• Smith Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
• Proffitt Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proffitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proffitt Cemetery
• Reynolds Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
• Mathiews Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathiews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathiews Cemetery
• Round Timber Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Timber Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Megargel.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Timber Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6511 <4>
• Hurford Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurford Cemetery
• Continue List   (40 more) ...
  • Murray Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
  • Huffstuttle Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffstuttle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffstuttle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4407 <4>
  • Snake Den Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snake Den Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snake Den 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Throckmorton had a population of 240 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Throckmorton had a population of 750 people.

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

• Fort Griffin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
  • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
• Murray
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Young County
• Spring Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Throckmorton County
• Round Timber ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
  • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
• Olney
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Young County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
• Eliasville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
  • Eliasville is located in Young County
• Goree
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
  • Goree is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <2>
• Seymour
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Baylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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