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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Yard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yard, please Contact Us.
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 Yard (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 Yard. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Yard is historic, it would have been located within present day Anderson 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 Anderson County: Cherokee, Freestone, Henderson, Houston & Leon.
Below are the counties that are near Yard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yard:
- Anderson County (The home county of Yard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yard, with the one closest to Yard listed first.
- Greens Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Massey Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Tennessee Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Ward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Montalba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bois d'Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yard, with the one closest to Yard listed first.
- Turlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Red Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winkler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Lanely
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Streetman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kirvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Teague
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yard, with the one closest to Yard listed first.
- Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Trinidad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Malakoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Star Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caney City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- LaRue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Poynor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enchanted Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Eustace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leon County
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yard, with the one closest to Yard listed first.
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Goodlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Kerens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
- Mildred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Navarro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Powell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Bazette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Mustang
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Angus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yard, see our County-by-County Page for Yard.
Cemeteries Near Yard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yard.
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 Yard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yard, with the one closest to Yard listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jackson Quarters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bethel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978276 <3>
- Tyus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Judson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rehobath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chancellor Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Union Cemetery
- The Chancellor Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chancellor Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jemison Quarters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jimmison Quarter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Tennessee Colony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the east of Bethel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1057072 <3>
- Lakes Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Yard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yard, with the one closest to Yard listed first.
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Young
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Tennessee Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montalba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Winkler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Rural Shade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
- Long Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Trinidad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yard.
Newspapers Published in Yard ...
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 Yard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yard, 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 Yard.
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 either 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 Yard:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Freestone County
- Henderson County
- Leon County
- Navarro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Yard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Yard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |