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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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
      • Victory City is located in Bowie County
    • Boston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Bowie County
    • Redbank
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
      • Redbank is located in Bowie County
    • Leary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Bowie County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
    • Red Lick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Carbondale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
    • Nash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
    • Wake Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
      • Wake Village is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <1>
    • Simms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
      • Domino is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Bryans Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
    • Springdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Cass County
    • Red Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
    • Marietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <1>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
      • Bloomburg is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
  • Red River County
    • Avery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <1>
  • Little River County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.
    • Foreman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
      • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <1>
    • Ashdown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
      • Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Alleene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
      • Alleene is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Wilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Little River County (AR)
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Winthrop
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
    • Yarborough Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
      • Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County (AR)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
      • Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Genoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Roberts ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Fouke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
      • Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <1>
    • Paraloma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
      • Paraloma is located in Sevier County (AR)

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runnels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Runnels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elliott Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collon Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collon Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collon Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Till Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Till Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Till Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Boston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tillar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Bayou Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Rea Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rea Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rea Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hays Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Bowie County
  • Woodstock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Woodstock is located in Bowie County
  • Corley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Corley is located in Bowie County
  • Malta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Bowie County
  • Simms
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Simms is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <1>
  • Eylau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eylau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylau
    • Eylau is located in Bowie County
  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Texarkana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bassett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Bassett is located in Bowie County
  • De Kalb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rocky Comfort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
      • Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Texarkana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bryans Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County

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]<6>. 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whaley. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whaley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whaley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4637, Longitude: -94.3352       In this case, the coordinates for Whaley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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