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 Wentworth (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 Wentworth. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Wentworth is located in Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County: Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Smith & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Wentworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wentworth:
- Van Zandt County (The home county of Wentworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fruitvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Grand Saline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tundra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Van
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
- Ben Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wills Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Murchison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eustace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leagueville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Gun Barrel City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Enchanted Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Log Cabin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Caney City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Moore Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hopkins County
- Bonanza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- West Tawakoni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Hawk Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Quinlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Prairieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Ola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ola is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Mabank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- College Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Ables Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Becker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Kemp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Tolosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Kaufman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Emory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Tawakoni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hooker Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Garden Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Hideaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Lindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Swan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mineola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Quitman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Forest Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Yantis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wentworth, see our County-by-County Page for Wentworth.
Cemeteries Near Wentworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wentworth.
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 Wentworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wentworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Starr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Starr Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276579 <3>
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bratcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haven of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6161 <3>
- Pace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- High Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Wentworth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wentworth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wentworth, with the one closest to Wentworth listed first.
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Myrtle Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Grand Saline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Pruitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Ben Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Wills Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wentworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wentworth.
Newspapers Published in Wentworth ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wentworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wentworth, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wentworth.
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 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 Wentworth:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Van Zandt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rains County
- Smith County
- Wood 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 '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- Wentworth) 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 Wentworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |