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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 Winkler (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 Winkler. 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 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.

Winkler is primarily located in Freestone County. A portion of Winkler extends into Navarro 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 Freestone County: Anderson, Leon, Limestone & Navarro.

Below are the counties that are near Winkler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winkler:

  • Freestone County     (The home county of Winkler)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkler, with the one closest to Winkler listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Greens Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Bethel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Blackfoot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
      • Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackfoot
      • From Winkler to Blackfoot
    • Massey Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tennessee Colony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Springfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Springfield
      • From Winkler to Springfield
    • Ward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ward
      • From Winkler to Ward
    • Bois d'Arc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bois d'Arc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bois d'Arc
      • From Winkler to Bois d'Arc
    • Bradford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Harmony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmony
      • From Winkler to Harmony
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkler, with the one closest to Winkler listed first.
    • Trinidad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Roads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malakoff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
      • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <2>
    • Star Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
      • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Caney City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
      • Caney City is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Log Cabin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
      • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Enchanted Oaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
      • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Tool
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
      • Tool is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <2>
    • Payne Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
      • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Seven Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
      • Seven Points is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Points <2>
    • Athens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eustace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustace
      • Eustace is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustace <2>
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkler, with the one closest to Winkler listed first.
    • Tolosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
      • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tolosa
      • From Winkler to Tolosa
    • Mabank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank
      • Mabank is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabank <2>
    • Styx
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Limestone County
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkler, with the one closest to Winkler listed first.
    • Eureka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Mildred
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Elm Flat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Navarro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
      • Navarro is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Goodlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Kerens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Angus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Mustang
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Powell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Retreat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Corsicana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winkler, see our County-by-County Page for Winkler.

Cemeteries Near Winkler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winkler.

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 Winkler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winkler, with the one closest to Winkler listed first.

  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweatman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweatman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweatman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenbriar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbriar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Birdston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gunn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Handcock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Anglan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Anglan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Anglan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rehobath Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobath Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Winkler had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winkler, with the one closest to Winkler listed first.

  • Eureka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rural Shade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
    • Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
  • Young
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
    • Young is located in Freestone County
  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Kerens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Angus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Angus is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Powell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Trinidad
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bazette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
    • Bazette is located in Navarro County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winkler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winkler.

Newspapers Published in Winkler ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winkler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winkler, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winkler.

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 Winkler:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winkler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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- Winkler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winkler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9383, Longitude: -96.2088    
<6>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 Winkler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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