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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 Truce (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 Truce. 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 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.

Truce is located in Jack 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 Jack County: Archer, Clay, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise & Young.

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

  • Jack County     (The home county of Truce)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truce, with the one closest to Truce listed first.
    • Postoak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Wizard Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Jacksboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Antelope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
    • Jermyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Westbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Bob Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Gibtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Perrin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bryson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <1>
  • Archer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truce, with the one closest to Truce listed first.
    • Windthorst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Archer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <1>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truce, with the one closest to Truce listed first.
    • Newport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Shannon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
    • Bellevue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <1>
    • Joy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
      • Joy is located in Clay County
    • Bluegrove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truce, with the one closest to Truce listed first.
    • Bowie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Fruitland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Sunset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Salona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Montague
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Montague County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <1>
    • New Harp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Forestburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ringgold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truce, with the one closest to Truce listed first.
    • Park Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Chico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Runaway Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
      • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <1>
    • Alvord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <1>
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Boonsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Paradise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <1>
    • Decatur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truce, with the one closest to Truce listed first.
    • Loving
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Farmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Young County

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

Newspapers Published in Truce ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Truce.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Truce, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Truce.

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 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 Truce:

Cemeteries Near Truce ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Truce.

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

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

  • Newport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
  • Burton Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Springs Cemetery
  • Howard Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Valley Cemetery
  • Postoak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Postoak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Postoak Cemetery
  • Crafton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crafton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crafton Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Prairie Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Branch Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas - Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
  • Tartar Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tartar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tartar Cemetery
  • Selma Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Cemetery
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • Silver Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Hill Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Lost Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery

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

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

  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Clay County
  • Crafton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
    • Crafton is located in Wise County
  • Postoak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
  • Bowie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Bowie is located in Montague County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
  • Jacksboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bellevue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <1>
  • Vineyard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
  • Salona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Salona is located in Montague County
  • Alvord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
    • Alvord is located in Wise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <1>
  • Antelope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Willow Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
      • Willow Point is located in Wise County
    • Bluegrove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Truce) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Truce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4132, Longitude: -98.0309       In this case, the coordinates for Truce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Truce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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