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 Wieland (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 Wieland. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wieland 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 Wieland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wieland:
- Hunt County (The home county of Wieland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Weiland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Boles Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Tawakoni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Quinlan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Caddo Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hendrix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Union Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Josephine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Royse City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Farmersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lavon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Frognot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Wylie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Altoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Dallas County
- Rowlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Klondike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Leonard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ladonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Miller Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Cumby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brashear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Divide
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Peerless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Posey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Ables Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Poetry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Elmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Terrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- College Mound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Heath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Forney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Emory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Blackland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Fate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mobile City
(21 miles [33.8 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
- McLendon - Chisholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Rockwall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Wills Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Gunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Yantis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wieland, see our County-by-County Page for Wieland.
Cemeteries Near Wieland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wieland.
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 Wieland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wieland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Wieland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weiland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Etter Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memoryland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968896 <2>
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paynetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wieland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wieland, with the one closest to Wieland listed first.
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caddo Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCoy is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Neylandville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Jacobia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Miller Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wagner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wagner is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Josephine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wieland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wieland.
Newspapers Published in Wieland ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wieland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wieland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wieland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wieland:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hunt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Delta County
- Fannin 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> | 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> | 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- Wieland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wieland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |