Our Genealogy Helper
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 Union Crossing (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 Union Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Union Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Union Crossing: Union Xing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Union Crossing is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Union Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Crossing:
- Houston County (The home county of Union Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Crossing, with the one closest to Union Crossing listed first.
- Grapeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Refuge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Latexo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Hickory Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Weches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Crockett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Harrison Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Tadmor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Porter Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Crossing, with the one closest to Union Crossing listed first.
- Salmon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Elkhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Cronin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Crystal Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Deanwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Kossuth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Jarvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Lakeview Assembly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Herring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Crossing, with the one closest to Union Crossing listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Maydelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dialville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Turney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Crossing, with the one closest to Union Crossing listed first.
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Red Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Crossing, with the one closest to Union Crossing listed first.
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Centerview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Crossing, with the one closest to Union Crossing listed first.
- Pennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Union Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Union Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Crossing.
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 Union Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Crossing, with the one closest to Union Crossing listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gulceville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunham - Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eleck Turk Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Denson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John Denson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Denson Cemetery
- The John Denson Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Denson Family Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Hayes Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Spring Cemetery
- The Hayes Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haynes Spring Cemetery
- Hays Spring Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Refuge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Union Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Crossing, with the one closest to Union Crossing listed first.
- Grapeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- San Pedro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Elkhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Alderbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Cronin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Belott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Crockett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Wells Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Long Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Tadmor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Porter Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Union Crossing ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Crossing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Crossing.
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 Union Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Freestone County
- Leon County
- Trinity County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Union Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |