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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 Todd City (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 Todd City. 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 and hospitals 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.

Todd City is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Cherokee, Freestone, Henderson, Houston & Leon.

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

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Todd City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Todd City, with the one closest to Todd City listed first.
    • Neches
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
      • Pert is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pert
      • From Todd City to Pert
    • Brushy Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elmtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Frankston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wells Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Todd City to Elmwood
    • Fosterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jarvis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kossuth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kossuth
      • From Todd City to Kossuth
    • Herring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Herring
      • From Todd City to Herring
    • Crystal Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Todd City, with the one closest to Todd City listed first.
    • Cuney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
      • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <1>
    • Reese
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Maydelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maydelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydelle
      • Maydelle is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maydelle <1>
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Dialville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Selman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Turney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bullard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
      • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <1>
    • Gallatin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mixon
      • From Todd City to Mixon
    • Rusk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Todd City, with the one closest to Todd City listed first.
    • Berryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berryville
      • From Todd City to Berryville
    • Poynor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
      • Poynor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <1>
    • Coffee City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • LaRue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Moore Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
      • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Leagueville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsboro <1>
    • Chandler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Athens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Murchison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murchison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
      • Murchison is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murchison <1>
    • Cross Roads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Todd City, with the one closest to Todd City listed first.
    • Refuge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Grapeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Weches
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weches. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weches
      • From Todd City to Weches
  • Rusk County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Todd City, with the one closest to Todd City listed first.
    • Dogwood City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Teaselville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Flint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lee Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Gresham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Noonday
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Whitehouse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <1>
    • Omen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sinclair City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinclair City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County

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

Cemeteries Near Todd City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Todd City.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Todd City, with the one closest to Todd City 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.<5>

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

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

  • Neches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brushy Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wells Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fosterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Berryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berryville
    • From Todd City to Berryville
  • Palestine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
  • Alderbranch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fincastle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Fincastle is located in Henderson County
  • Mount Selman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Montalba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
    • Montalba is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bradford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cronin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cronin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cronin
      • From Todd City to Cronin
    • Bullard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
      • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Todd City ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Todd City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Todd City, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Todd City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Todd City:

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.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>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>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 Todd City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Todd City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Todd City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9138, Longitude: -95.4791       In this case, the coordinates for Todd City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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