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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 Winscott (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 Winscott. 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 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.

Winscott 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 Winscott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winscott:

  • Tarrant County     (The home county of Winscott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winscott, with the one closest to Winscott listed first.
    • Saint Francis Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Primrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Benbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wedgewood East
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • Edgecliff Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • White Settlement
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Westover Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Westworth Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Everman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rendon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
  • Bosque County
    • Eulogy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winscott, with the one closest to Winscott listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Venus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Britton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • Erath County
  • Hill County
    • Blum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winscott, with the one closest to Winscott listed first.
    • Cresson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Acton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • DeCordova
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Brazos Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Granbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Fort Spunky
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Hill City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Tolar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Paluxy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lipan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winscott, with the one closest to Winscott listed first.
    • Godley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crowley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Joshua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burleson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cross Timber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Briaroaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Bono
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Egan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Cleburne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Coyote Flats
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Lillian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winscott, with the one closest to Winscott listed first.
    • Aledo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Annetta South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Willow Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dicey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Weatherford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Dennis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Azle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Brock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brock is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winscott, with the one closest to Winscott listed first.
    • Nemo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
  • Wise County
    • Briar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar

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

Cemeteries Near Winscott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winscott.

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 Winscott - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winscott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Day - Radcliff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Goforth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Keyes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cresson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McConnel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Godley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Old Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Caddo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Cottonwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Benbrook Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Acton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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>

While we didn't find Winscott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winscott.

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

  • Cresson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Godley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Primrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Chapin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chapin is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Benbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Aledo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Acton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Joshua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Burleson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Annetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Annetta is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Marystown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marystown is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Granbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Fort Spunky
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky

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

Newspapers Published in Winscott ...

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 191 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winscott.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winscott, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winscott.

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 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 Winscott:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winscott) 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 Winscott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.