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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 Vineyard (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 Vineyard. 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 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.

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

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

  • Jack County     (The home county of Vineyard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
    • Wizard Wells
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Westbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Gibtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Perrin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bob Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Postoak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Bryson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jermyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Antelope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Newport is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Shannon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
    • Sunset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Bowie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
    • Salona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • New Harp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
    • Salesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Graford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolters Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Mineral Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
    • Whitt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Poolville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Agnes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Adell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Goshen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Authon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Peaster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Springtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Lemley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Cool
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Reno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
  • Tarrant County
    • Pelican Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vineyard, with the one closest to Vineyard listed first.
    • Runaway Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Boonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Park Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Alvord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Boyd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Herman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Vineyard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vineyard.

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

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

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

  • Kilby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hyde Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wizard Wells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willow Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Elm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carroll Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Howard Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Mound Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oldtown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Willow Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Point is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
  • Joplin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Boonsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
  • Jacksboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Poolville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crafton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Crafton is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
  • Agnes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Cottondale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottondale is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Paradise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oran
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Salesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Adell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell

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

Newspapers Published in Vineyard ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vineyard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vineyard, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vineyard.

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 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 Vineyard:

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>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 Vineyard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vineyard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.