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 White Settlement (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 White Settlement. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
White Settlement is located in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County: Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Parker & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near White Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Settlement:
- Tarrant County (The home county of White Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Westover Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Westworth Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
- Westworth Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Worth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sansom Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
- Benbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Worth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wedgewood East
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
- Eagle Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
- Blue Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgecliff Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Grapevine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Grand Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Irving
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coppell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Roanoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Trophy Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Justin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Northlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- DISH
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- DISH is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Corral City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Flower Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bartonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Double Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Britton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Venus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hood County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Cresson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Acton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- DeCordova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Granbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Trail Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
- Pecan Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burleson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Timber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Joshua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Briaroaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Godley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Egan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Lillian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cleburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alvarado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bono
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Coyote Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Aledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Azle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sanctuary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Annetta North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Annetta North is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Annetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
- Annetta South
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Annetta South is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Hudson Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
- Dicey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Carter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carter is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Springtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Briar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rhome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Fairview is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former name for New Fairview:
- Fairview
- Bluett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bluett is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
- Herman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for White Settlement.
Cemeteries Near White Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Settlement.
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 White Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Lake Como Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pioneers Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Cemetery is located in Fort Worth.
- The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
- York Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1233952 <2>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newsom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McConnel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Land Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 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>
While we didn't find White Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Settlement.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Settlement, with the one closest to White Settlement listed first.
- Benbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Worth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Azle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Annetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Annetta is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Handley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Handley is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Ederville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ederville is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
- Watauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dicey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Kennedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Settlement.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of White Settlement ...
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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Settlement.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of White Settlement. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of White Settlement and those printed in the larger area surrounding White Settlement.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of White Settlement.
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 either 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 White Settlement:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Tarrant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Hood County
- Johnson County
- Parker County
- Wise 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 White Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |