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 Winter Hill (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 Winter Hill. 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 doctors 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.
Winter Hill is located in Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Winter Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winter Hill:
- Nacogdoches County (The home county of Winter Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Hill, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Nat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Douglass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alazan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Trawick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Nacogdoches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dextra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Appleby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Fitze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Whispering Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Hill, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Pollok
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Durant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Clawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Davisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Redland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Redtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- River Crest Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Keltys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Woodlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Moffitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Platt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Hill, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reklaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Weeping Mary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Rusk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Gallatin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- New Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Griffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Hill, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Hagerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Ratcliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Fog Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Harrison Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Kennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panola County
- Dotson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Hill, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Mount Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Laneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Minden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Brachfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Big Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winter Hill, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Timpson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity County
- Centralia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winter Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Winter Hill.
Cemeteries Near Winter Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winter Hill.
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 Winter Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winter Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winter Hill, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Brouten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hayter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gravel Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Blackjack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wisner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Winter Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winter Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winter Hill, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Douglass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Nacogdoches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Appleby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Pollok
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenfawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Fitze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Mount Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winter Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winter Hill.
Newspapers Published in Winter Hill ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winter Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winter Hill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winter Hill.
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 Winter Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nacogdoches County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Houston County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Shelby County
- Trinity 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> | 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 Winter Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winter Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |