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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 Wizard Wells (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 Wizard Wells. 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.

Name Variations for Wizard Wells ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Wizard Wells: Wizard Wls.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and 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.

Wizard Wells is located in Jack 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 Jack County: Archer, Clay, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise & Young.

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

  • Jack County     (The home county of Wizard Wells)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wizard Wells, with the one closest to Wizard Wells listed first.
    • Westbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Jacksboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gibtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Perrin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Postoak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bob Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Bryson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
    • Jermyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Antelope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wizard Wells, with the one closest to Wizard Wells listed first.
    • Newport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Shannon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Joy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
  • Montague County
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wizard Wells, with the one closest to Wizard Wells listed first.
    • Salesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Graford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Wolters Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Wells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wizard Wells, with the one closest to Wizard Wells listed first.
    • Poolville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
    • Whitt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Agnes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Authon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Peaster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Springtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Cool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Reno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Sanctuary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanctuary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wizard Wells, with the one closest to Wizard Wells listed first.
    • Runaway Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
      • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <2>
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Chico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boonsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Paradise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
    • Park Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <2>
    • Decatur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Boyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Herman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Aurora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Wizard Wells ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wizard Wells.

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

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

  • Wizard Wells Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kilby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Elm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Elm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hyde Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carroll Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Point Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Westbrook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oldtown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mexican Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mexican Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mexican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<3>

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

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

  • Vineyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
  • Willow Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Willow Point is located in Wise County
  • Joplin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
  • Jacksboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Boonsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Crafton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
    • Crafton is located in Wise County
  • Poolville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
    • Poolville is located in Parker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
  • Paradise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Wise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
  • Whitt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
    • Whitt is located in Parker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
  • Cottondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
    • Cottondale is located in Wise County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Agnes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Oran
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County

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

Newspapers Published in Wizard Wells ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wizard Wells.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wizard Wells, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wizard Wells.

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 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 Wizard Wells:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Wizard Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wizard Wells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wizard Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2006, Longitude: -97.9708    









 

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