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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 Yantis (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 Yantis. 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 hospitals and 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.

Yantis is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Franklin, Hopkins, Rains, Smith, Upshur & Van Zandt.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Yantis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yantis, with the one closest to Yantis listed first.
    • Gunter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Coke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Alba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Quitman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartwright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Golden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stout
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Mineola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hainesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Pine Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Perryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Camp County
  • Delta County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yantis, with the one closest to Yantis listed first.
    • Winnsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Purley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Scroggins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yantis, with the one closest to Yantis listed first.
    • Black Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Tazewell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Bonanza
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Como
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
    • Divide
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Pickton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sulphur Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Miller Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brashear
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Palestine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Greenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Weaver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yantis, with the one closest to Yantis listed first.
    • Lone Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • West Tawakoni
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Campbell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Commerce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weiland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Hawk Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Neylandville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Boles Home
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yantis, with the one closest to Yantis listed first.
    • Emory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Flats
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • East Tawakoni
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Hooker Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yantis, with the one closest to Yantis listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Garden Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Titus County
    • Miller's Cove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yantis, with the one closest to Yantis listed first.
    • Grice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Piney Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Rhonesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
    • Simpsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yantis, with the one closest to Yantis listed first.
    • Grand Saline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruitvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Van
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Van is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <1>
    • Wills Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • Myrtle Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Yantis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yantis.

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

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

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

  • Yantis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Slatter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Burke - Yandell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Searcy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Robertson / Henrys Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Emory.
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271442 <2>
  • Price Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Ishmeal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Melton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Yantis had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Yantis had a population of 425 people.

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

  • Reilly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
  • Coke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coke is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Black Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Tazewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Alba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Como
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
  • Emory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Quitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Divide
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Divide is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Pickton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Miller Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stout
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Winnsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Yantis ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yantis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yantis, 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 Yantis.

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 Yantis:

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