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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 Timpson (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 Timpson. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Timpson is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: De Soto (LA), Sabine (LA), Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine & San Augustine.

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

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Timpson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timpson, with the one closest to Timpson listed first.
    • Tenaha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
    • Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
    • Short
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Joaquin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
      • Joaquin is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <1>
    • Choice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Campti
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
    • Shelbyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <1>
    • Haslam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timpson, with the one closest to Timpson listed first.
    • Garrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitze
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Whispering Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Appleby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Martinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Swift
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Redfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Trawick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trawick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Attoyac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Nacogdoches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cushing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <1>
    • Chireno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timpson, with the one closest to Timpson listed first.
    • Gary City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Buncome
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
    • Dotson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
    • Murvaul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murvaul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
    • Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Clayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Panola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
    • Long Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Delray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
      • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Beckville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Midyett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midyett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timpson, with the one closest to Timpson listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Concord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Mount Enterprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Brachfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
    • Pinehill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
    • Minden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Minden is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <1>
    • Oak Flats
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Laneville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tatum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Henderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timpson, with the one closest to Timpson listed first.
    • Denning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
    • San Augustine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timpson, with the one closest to Timpson listed first.
    • Logansport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logansport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
      • Logansport is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <1>
    • Stanley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Longstreet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
      • Longstreet is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longstreet <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Timpson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Timpson.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tennessee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Gillion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mr. Bethel MB Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mast Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mast Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Langston - Spence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langston - Spence Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langston - Spence Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the west of Mount Enterprise.
    • The Langston - Spence Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barham Cemetery
    • Langston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4749 <4>
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Restland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Murvaul 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Timpson had a population of 518 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Timpson had a population of 1,130 people.

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

  • Garrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Huber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
    • Huber is located in Shelby County
  • Caledonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
  • Tenaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fitze
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Woods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Woods is located in Panola County
  • Lawsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
    • Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
  • Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Enterprise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Delray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Delray is located in Panola County
  • Appleby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Martinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Short
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Shelby County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Timpson ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Timpson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Timpson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Timpson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Timpson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Timpson.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Timpson:

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Timpson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timpson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9065, Longitude: -94.3972       In this case, the coordinates for Timpson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Timpson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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