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 Toco (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 Toco. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Toco is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Toco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toco:
- Lamar County (The home county of Toco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Brookston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ambia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- High
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Caviness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Hinckley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Howland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Roxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Lake Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ben Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enloe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pecan Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cooper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jot-Em-Down
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Allen Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Honey Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Allens Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Carson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Windom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Telephone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ladonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Dodd City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Tira
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Birthright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Posey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Nelta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Sulphur Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Dike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Yowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Fairlie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Detroit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Halesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Addielou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Kanawha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Bagwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bogata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan County (OK)
- Wade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hugo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Frogville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Soper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toco, see our County-by-County Page for Toco.
Cemeteries Near Toco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toco.
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 Toco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <2>
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Hill Oil Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brackeen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3481 <2>
- Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arkansas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mallory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Toco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Toco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toco, with the one closest to Toco listed first.
- Brookston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ambia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- High
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Maxey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Emberson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
- Roxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Givens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Hinckley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Petty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Reno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Noble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Broadway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toco.
Newspapers Published in Toco ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toco, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toco.
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 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 Toco:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Red River County
- Bryan County
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Toco, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |