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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 Tira (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 Tira. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Tira is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.

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

  • Hopkins County     (The home county of Tira)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Nelta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Birthright
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dike
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Posey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Peerless
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Sulphur Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Weaver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Saltillo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Ridgeway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Como
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
    • Brashear
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Charleston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Lake Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cooper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Enloe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Klondike
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ben Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Needmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Pecan Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Dial
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Ladonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Honey Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Allen Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Mount Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Purley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Winnsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Yowell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Commerce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jardin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Fairlie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Campbell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sulphur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Aberfoyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Neylandville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Taylor Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Gadston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Cunningham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Biardstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Glory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Clardy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
    • Howland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Atlas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Deport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pattonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Detroit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Cuthand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Talco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Winfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Miller's Cove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tira, with the one closest to Tira listed first.
    • Yantis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Coke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke

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

Cemeteries Near Tira ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tira.

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 Tira - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hargraves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Selt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rushing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Cooper.
    • The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Delta Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <3>
  • Clark Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Aiguier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winfrey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Connor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lindley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <3>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Charleston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Charleston is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Nelta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
  • Addran
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Addran is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
  • Birthright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
  • Dike
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prattville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattville is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Sulphur Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cooper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Peerless
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Mount Joy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Rockford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockford is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Minter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Minter is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
    • Broadway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Sulphur Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Tira ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tira.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tira, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tira.

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 websites either 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 Tira:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tira) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Tira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.