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 Zion Grove (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 Zion Grove. 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 Zion Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Zion Grove: Zion Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Zion Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zion Grove.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Zion Grove is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Zion Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zion Grove:
- Rusk County (The home county of Zion Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Oak Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Mount Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Brachfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Big Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Pinehill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Price
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Pollok
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- River Crest Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Reklaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ponta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Griffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- New Summerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gallatin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blackjack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Henrys Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Rusk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gould
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Turney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Dialville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Cushing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trawick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Sacul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dextra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Nat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Fitze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Appleby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Whispering Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alazan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Dotson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Long Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buncome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Delray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Gary City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murvaul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murvaul is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Timpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Wright City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Sinclair City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Arp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zion Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Zion Grove.
Cemeteries Near Zion Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zion Grove.
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 Zion Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zion Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Simon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kipp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyles - Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gould Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Bagley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones - Seagroves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Zion Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zion Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zion Grove, with the one closest to Zion Grove listed first.
- Glenfawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Linn Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Mount Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Fitze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Lone Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 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 Zion Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zion Grove.
Newspapers Published in Zion Grove ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zion Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zion Grove, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zion Grove.
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 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 Zion Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Rusk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Shelby County
- Smith 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> | 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> | 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 Zion Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |