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 Whaley (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 Whaley. 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 and doctors 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.
Whaley is located in Bowie 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 Bowie County: Little River (AR), Miller (AR), McCurtain (OK), Cass, Morris & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Whaley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whaley:
- Bowie County (The home county of Whaley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
- Hooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Victory City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Redbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Leary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Redwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Nash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Simms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
- Douglassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Domino
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bryans Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
- Naples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Omaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red River County
- Avery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Foreman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ashdown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <1>
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Alleene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alleene is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Winthrop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yarborough Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rondo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Genoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Fouke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sevier County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
- Ben Lomond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paraloma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whaley, see our County-by-County Page for Whaley.
Cemeteries Near Whaley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whaley.
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 Whaley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whaley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
- Runnels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Collon Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Till Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tillar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bayou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Bayou Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of New Boston.
- The Red Bayou Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Bayou UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1053612 <2>
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Rea Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whaley had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
- Hooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Corley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Malta is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Simms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eylau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eylau is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Texarkana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bassett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rocky Comfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Texarkana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whaley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whaley.
Newspapers Published in Whaley ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whaley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whaley, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whaley.
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 Whaley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bowie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Sevier 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Whaley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whaley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |