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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 Tulia (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 Tulia. 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.

Tulia is located in Swisher County and is the County Seat.

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 Swisher County: Armstrong, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale & Randall.

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

  • Swisher County     (The home county of Tulia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulia, with the one closest to Tulia listed first.
    • Kress
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Happy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Claytonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
      • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
    • Vigo Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Armstrong County
    • Wayside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayside <1>
  • Briscoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulia, with the one closest to Tulia listed first.
    • Silverton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Whitney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Briscoe County
  • Castro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulia, with the one closest to Tulia listed first.
    • Nazareth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Castro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <1>
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulia, with the one closest to Tulia listed first.
    • Aiken
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <1>
    • Sterley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterley
      • Sterley is located in Floyd County
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulia, with the one closest to Tulia listed first.
    • Edmonson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
      • Edmonson is located in Hale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <1>
    • Seth Ward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
      • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
    • Plainview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tulia ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tulia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tulia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tulia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tulia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Tulia.

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 Tulia:

Cemeteries Near Tulia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tulia.

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

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

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
  • Kress Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kress Cemetery
  • Happy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
  • Milo Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
  • Plainview Memorial Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Halfway Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfway Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Silverton Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Olton Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olton Cemetery
    • Dreamland Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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, Tulia had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Tulia had a population of 4,606 people.

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

  • Happy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Plainview
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Silverton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tulia. 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- Tulia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tulia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5385, Longitude: -101.7658    
<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 Tulia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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