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 Windom (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 Windom. 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 northwest 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 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.
Windom is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Windom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windom:
- Fannin County (The home county of Windom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Dodd City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Honey Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hail
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Allens Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Allen Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Dial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Gober
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Ladonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bonham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Frognot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Blue Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Westminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Pecan Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Needmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Enloe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Bells
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Pilot Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Whiterock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Tom Bean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Peerless
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Posey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Wolfe City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Aberfoyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Fairlie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Yowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- South Sulphur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- White Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Commerce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Celeste
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Jacobia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Neylandville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Petty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- High
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Roxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brookston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ambia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Direct
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Howland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Atlas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Toco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Sumner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Broadway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Yuba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yarnaby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Wade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Achille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windom, see our County-by-County Page for Windom.
Cemeteries Near Windom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windom.
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 Windom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vannoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Windom.
- The Vannoy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cobb - Vannoy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7384 <3>
- Pace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onstott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vineyard Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Umble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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, Windom had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Windom had a population of 207 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Lannius
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lannius is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
- Honey Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gober
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Lamasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lamasco is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Ladonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Selfs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Selfs is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
- Bonham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Noble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Petty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pecan Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfe City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ben Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 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 Windom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windom.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Windom ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windom.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Windom. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Windom and those printed in the larger area surrounding Windom.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> of Windom.
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 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 Windom:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan 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 '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- Windom) 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 Windom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |