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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 Tioga (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 Tioga. 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 hospitals and 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.

Tioga is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

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

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Tioga)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gunter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Whitesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Southmayd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sadler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gage
      • From Tioga to Gage
    • Howe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dixie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Basin Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sandusky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandusky
      • From Tioga to Sandusky
    • Tribune
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tribune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tribune
      • From Tioga to Tribune
  • Collin County
  • Comanche County
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Burns City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
      • Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <1>
    • Hemming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Valley View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <1>
    • Callisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Callisburg
      • From Tioga to Callisburg
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Gainesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
    • Lindsay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Era
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dexter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Coesfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coesfield
      • From Tioga to Coesfield
  • Dallas County
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
    • Pilot Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aubrey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Krugerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cross Roads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Providence Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sanger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
      • Sanger is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <1>
    • Lincoln Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Little Elm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
      • Little Elm is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Elm <1>
    • Oak Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
      • Oak Point is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,820 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Point <1>
    • Bolivar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Denton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quakertown
      • From Tioga to Quakertown
    • Hackberry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
  • Fannin County
  • Wise County
  • Love County (OK)
    • Thackerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
      • Thackerville is located in Love County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Tioga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tioga.

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

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

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tioga had a population of 267 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tioga had a population of 1,117 people.

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

  • Pilot Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ethel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bloomfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
  • Mustang
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
    • Mustang is located in Denton County
  • Elm View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
    • Elm View is located in Grayson County
  • Woodbine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Cooke County
  • Aubrey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Celina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
    • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
  • Southmayd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Whitesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Valley View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <1>
    • Parvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
      • Parvin is located in Denton County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tioga ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tioga.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tioga. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tioga and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tioga.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6> of Tioga.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Tioga:

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

The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tioga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tioga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4683, Longitude: -96.9143    
<7>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 Tioga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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