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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 Welch (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 Welch. 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 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.

Welch is located in Dawson 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 Dawson County: Andrews, Borden, Gaines, Howard, Lynn, Martin & Terry.

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

  • Dawson County     (The home county of Welch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welch, with the one closest to Welch listed first.
    • Lamesa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
      • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
      • Lamesa has also been known as:
      • La Mesa
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <1>
    • O'Donnell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Donnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
      • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Los Ybanez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ybanez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
      • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Sparenberg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
      • Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
  • Gaines County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welch, with the one closest to Welch listed first.
    • White City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Gaines County
    • Loop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Seagraves
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Lynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welch, with the one closest to Welch listed first.
    • Tahoka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka
      • Tahoka is located in Lynn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoka <1>
    • Draw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
      • Draw is located in Lynn County
    • New Home
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
      • New Home is located in Lynn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Home <1>
  • Terry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Welch, with the one closest to Welch listed first.
    • Brownfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Terry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <1>
    • Meadow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Welch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welch.

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

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

  • Pride Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pride Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foster Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • ODonnell Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ODonnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the ODonnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old County Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gomez Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gomez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plain View Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saint Rest Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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    • Gaines County Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Seagraves.
      • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Seagraves Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #301151 <3>
    • Midway Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nevels Memorial Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevels Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nevels Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182428 <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Welch ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welch, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Welch:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Welch. 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>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>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 from Point A (ie- Welch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Welch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9265, Longitude: -102.1271       In this case, the coordinates for Welch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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