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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 Truscott (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 Truscott. 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.

Truscott is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Baylor, Foard, Haskell, King, Stonewall & Throckmorton.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Truscott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truscott, with the one closest to Truscott listed first.
    • Gilliland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
      • Gilliland is located in Knox County
    • Benjamin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vera
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Vera is located in Knox County
    • Knox City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
      • Knox City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <1>
    • Munday
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
      • Munday is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munday <1>
    • Goree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
      • Goree is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <1>
  • Baylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truscott, with the one closest to Truscott listed first.
    • Red Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
      • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
    • Bomarton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
      • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
  • Cottle County
  • Foard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truscott, with the one closest to Truscott listed first.
    • Foard City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
      • Foard City is located in Foard County
    • Crowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Margaret
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
      • Margaret is located in Foard County
    • Thalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
    • Rayland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
      • Rayland is located in Foard County
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Truscott, with the one closest to Truscott listed first.
    • O'Brien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Brien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
      • O'Brien is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <1>
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <1>
    • Weinert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weinert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
      • Weinert is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weinert <1>
  • King County
    • Guthrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in King County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Truscott ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Truscott.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Truscott. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Truscott and those printed in the larger area surrounding Truscott.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Truscott.

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 Truscott:

Cemeteries Near Truscott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Truscott.

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

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

  • Truscott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truscott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truscott Cemetery
  • Benjamin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • Knox City Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox City Cemetery
  • Old Goree Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Goree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Goree Cemetery
  • Thalia Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thalia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thalia Cemetery
  • Goree Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goree Cemetery
  • Henson Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Margaret Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shinnery Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinnery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinnery Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Truscott had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Benjamin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Vera
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
    • Vera is located in Knox County
  • Crowell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Vivian
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Vivian is located in Foard County
  • Thalia
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
    • Thalia is located in Foard County
  • Goree
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
    • Goree is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <1>
  • Rayland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
    • Rayland is located in Foard County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Truscott. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Truscott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Truscott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7543, Longitude: -99.8112       In this case, the coordinates for Truscott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Truscott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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