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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 Wright (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 Wright. 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 and doctors 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.

Wright is located in Parker 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 Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Parker County     (The home county of Wright)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Carter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Dicey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Goshen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Hudson Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Weatherford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peaster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Springtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Willow Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lemley is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Agnes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Sanctuary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Annetta North
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Justin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Cresson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brazos Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Acton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Granbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • DeCordova
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Lipan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Perrin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wizard Wells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Crowley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Godley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Wolters Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Mineral Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Salesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Brazos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Graford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Pelican Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Lake Worth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • White Settlement
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Sansom Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Westworth Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
    • Westworth Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • River Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Westover Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Benbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Briar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Boonsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Newark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rhome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Runaway Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Herman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • New Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people

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

Cemeteries Near Wright ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wright.

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

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

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

  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wampler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • City Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Greenwood Cemetery
    • The City Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old City Greenwood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bud Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Crest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 Wright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wright.

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

  • Dicey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Carter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Weatherford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Earls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Earls is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Peaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lemley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lemley is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
  • Springtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Agnes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Annetta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Annetta is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
  • Azle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Poolville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Adell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Adell is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Authon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Aledo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Briar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar

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

Newspapers Published in Wright ...

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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wright.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wright, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wright.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wright:

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 Wright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Wright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.