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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 Tin Top (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 Tin Top. 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.

Tin Top is located in Parker 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 Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Parker County     (The home county of Tin Top)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Top, with the one closest to Tin Top listed first.
    • Dennis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Annetta South
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Brock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brock is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Annetta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Weatherford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Annetta North
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Hudson Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Aledo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Dicey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Bosque County
    • Eulogy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Top, with the one closest to Tin Top listed first.
    • Bluff Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Top, with the one closest to Tin Top listed first.
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Brazos Bend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cresson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Acton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • DeCordova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Lipan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tolar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Hill City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Fort Spunky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Paluxy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Top, with the one closest to Tin Top listed first.
    • Godley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crowley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Joshua
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bono
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Burleson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cross Timber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Briaroaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cleburne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Top, with the one closest to Tin Top listed first.
    • Brazos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Mineral Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolters Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Santo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Salesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Palo Pinto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Top, with the one closest to Tin Top listed first.
    • Rainbow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Glen Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Nemo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Glass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Top, with the one closest to Tin Top listed first.
    • Saint Francis Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Benbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Primrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • White Settlement
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Westover Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Westworth Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wedgewood East
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • Lake Worth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgecliff Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • River Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Tin Top ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tin Top.

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 Tin Top - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Smith Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Horsehoe Bend Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hiner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Buckner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Herring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Dennis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4530 <2>
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Tin Top in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tin Top.

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

  • Buckner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
  • Thorp Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
  • Chapin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapin is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Brock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brock is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
  • Granbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Annetta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Annetta is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Earls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Earls is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Cresson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Weatherford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Acton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aledo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lipan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lemley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Tolar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dicey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey

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

Newspapers Published in Tin Top ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tin Top.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tin Top, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tin Top.

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 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 Tin Top:

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 Tin Top, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tin Top) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.