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 Walnut Bend (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 Walnut Bend. 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 Walnut Bend ...
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 Walnut Bend: Walnut Bnd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walnut Bend. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Bend.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Walnut Bend is located in Cooke 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 Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Walnut Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Bend:
- Cooke County (The home county of Walnut Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Coesfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Callisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lindsay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Kiowa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Myra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burns City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Muenster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Pilot Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sanger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Gordonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Cedar Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Sherwood Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
- Sadler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gage
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gage is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Southmayd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montague County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Illinois Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Saint Jo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hardy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Bonita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bryan County (OK)
- Cartwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carter County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Brock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Carter County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Ardmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dickson is located in Carter County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Lone Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston County (OK)
- Mannsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Love County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Thackerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Overbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McBride
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- New Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- Madill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Bend.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Bend.
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 Walnut Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Decherds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Callisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bacon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Akers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the County Line Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Whitesboro.
- The County Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eskew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3069 <3>
- Blassingame Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Porter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- The Porter Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Rich 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 Walnut Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walnut Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Bend, with the one closest to Walnut Bend listed first.
- Coesfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Balm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Balm is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Callisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Red Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Whitesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lindsay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Basin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Sadler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Bend.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Bend ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Bend, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Bend.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Walnut Bend:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cooke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Denton County
- Grayson County
- Montague County
- Bryan County
- Carter County
- Johnston County
- Love County
- Marshall 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Walnut Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |