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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 Tom Bean (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 Tom Bean. 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.

Tom Bean 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 Tom Bean. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tom Bean:

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Tom Bean)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom Bean, with the one closest to Tom Bean listed first.
    • Kentucky Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
    • Whiterock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
    • Ida
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
    • Luella
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
    • Pilot Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Bells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
    • Howe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Tribune
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
    • Sherman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Twin City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County
    • Knollwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom Bean, with the one closest to Tom Bean listed first.
    • Van Alstyne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantua came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
    • Westminster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <1>
    • Anna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
    • Valdasta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
    • Blue Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Frognot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
    • Melissa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Parris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
      • Parris is located in Collin County
    • Roland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Roland is located in Collin County
    • New Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Cooke County
    • Lake Kiowa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Denton County
    • Pilot Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom Bean, with the one closest to Tom Bean listed first.
    • Whitewright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Orangeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
    • Savoy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ector
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Randolph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Edhube
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County
    • Leonard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <1>
    • Ravenna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mulberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County
    • Bailey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom Bean, with the one closest to Tom Bean listed first.
    • Celeste
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
      • Celeste is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <1>
    • Merit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
    • Wolfe City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • White Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
    • Aberfoyle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom Bean, with the one closest to Tom Bean listed first.
    • Hendrix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendrix <1>
    • Kemp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <1>
    • Achille
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
      • Achille is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <1>
    • Yarnaby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
    • Cartwright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Colbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
      • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <1>
    • Yuba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
    • Platter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Calera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Calera is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • McBride
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tom Bean ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tom Bean.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tom Bean. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tom Bean and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tom Bean.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Tom Bean.

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 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 Tom Bean:

Cemeteries Near Tom Bean ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tom Bean.

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

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

  • Worden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Vittitoe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • White Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentucky Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Batsell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Batsell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Batsell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Whitewright.
    • The Batsell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Batsell Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Pitman's Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batsell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266446 <5>
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harris Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Harris Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Spurgeon Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2545617 <5>
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Taylor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Morris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Everheart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Luella Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lasater Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lasater Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasater Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218532 <5>
    • Whitewright City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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 Tom Bean had a population of 206 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tom Bean had a population of 1,073 people.

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

  • White Mound
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mound
    • White Mound is located in Grayson County
  • Kentucky Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
    • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
  • Ida
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Ida is located in Grayson County
  • Cannon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Cannon is located in Grayson County
  • Whitewright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Luella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Luella is located in Grayson County
  • Pilot Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
  • Bells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Bells is located in Grayson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
  • Howe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Grayson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
  • Van Alstyne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sedalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Collin County
  • Orangeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Savoy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Grayson County
    • Trenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tom Bean. 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>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Tom Bean) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tom Bean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5209, Longitude: -96.4833    
<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>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.
<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 Tom Bean, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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