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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 Truby (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 Truby. 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.

Truby is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Callahan, Fisher, Haskell, Nolan, Shackelford, Stonewall & Taylor.

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

  • Jones County     (The home county of Truby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truby, with the one closest to Truby listed first.
    • Stith
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stith is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
    • Anson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hawley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Funston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Funston is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
    • Radium
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Radium is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
    • Tuxedo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tuxedo is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
    • Avoca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lueders
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Callahan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truby, with the one closest to Truby listed first.
    • Clyde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clyde is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
    • Eula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
  • Fisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truby, with the one closest to Truby listed first.
    • McCaulley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
    • Sylvester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hamlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Royston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Royston is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
    • Roby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truby, with the one closest to Truby listed first.
    • Stamford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Plainview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Plainview is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Sagerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Nolan County
    • Sweetwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonewall County
    • Flat Top
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truby, with the one closest to Truby listed first.
    • Merkel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tye
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tye is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <1>
    • Impact
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Impact is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Trent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Abilene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamby is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
    • Buffalo Gap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Potosi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Potosi is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Tuscola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Truby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Truby.

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

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

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

  • Truby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mid Way Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tye Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Trent Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Phantom Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Round Mound Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elmwood Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Truby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Truby.

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

  • Anson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Merkel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Phantom Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill
  • Neinda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Neinda is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neinda
  • Trent
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Abilene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eskota
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eskota is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskota
  • Elmdale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmdale is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
  • Hitson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hitson is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitson
  • Buffalo Gap
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Roby
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Fisher
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fisher is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Clyde
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Truby ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Truby.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Truby, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Truby.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Truby:

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 from Point A (ie- Truby) 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 Truby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.