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 West Tawakoni (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 West Tawakoni. 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 West Tawakoni ...
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 West Tawakoni: W. Tawakoni
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 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.
West Tawakoni is located in Hunt 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 Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near West Tawakoni. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Tawakoni:
- Hunt County (The home county of West Tawakoni)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Hawk Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Boles Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quinlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Weiland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Union Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Hendrix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Caddo Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Royse City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Josephine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Copeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lavon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Farmersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Wylie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delta County
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Miller Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Cumby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Divide
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Brashear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Ables Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Poetry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- College Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Terrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ola is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Post Oak Bend City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Talty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Heath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Emory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Blackland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- McLendon - Chisholm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Fate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mobile City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Wills Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Grand Saline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Gunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Alba
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yantis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Golden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Tawakoni, see our County-by-County Page for West Tawakoni.
Cemeteries Near West Tawakoni ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Tawakoni.
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 West Tawakoni - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Tawakoni covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hooker Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McBride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McMahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bright Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Weiland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wieland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hodges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 West Tawakoni in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Tawakoni.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Tawakoni, with the one closest to West Tawakoni listed first.
- McCoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wieland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wieland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
- Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Wills Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poetry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Emory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Miller Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Tawakoni. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Tawakoni.
Newspapers Published in West Tawakoni ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Tawakoni.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Tawakoni, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Tawakoni.
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 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 West Tawakoni:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hunt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Hopkins County
- Kaufman County
- Rains County
- Rockwall County
- Van Zandt 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 '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- West Tawakoni) 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 West Tawakoni, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |