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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 Neches (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 Neches. 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 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 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.

Neches is located in Anderson 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 Anderson County: Cherokee, Freestone, Henderson, Houston & Leon.

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

  • Anderson County     (The home county of Neches)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neches, with the one closest to Neches listed first.
    • Todd City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
      • Todd City is located in Anderson County
    • Pert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
      • Pert is located in Anderson County
    • Mound Prairie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie
      • Mound Prairie is located in Anderson County
    • Wells Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
      • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Elmwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Anderson County
    • Crystal Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jarvis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
    • Kossuth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kossuth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
    • Elmtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
      • Elmtown is located in Anderson County
    • Brushy Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
      • Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Deanwright
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
    • Palestine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neches, with the one closest to Neches listed first.
    • Maydelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maydelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydelle
      • Maydelle is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maydelle <2>
    • Cuney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
      • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <2>
    • Reese
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Reese is located in Cherokee County
    • Jacksonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dialville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Turney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Mount Selman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Gallatin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
      • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <2>
    • Rusk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <2>
    • Bullard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
      • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <2>
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neches, with the one closest to Neches listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <2>
    • Red Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neches, with the one closest to Neches listed first.
    • Berryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Poynor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
      • Poynor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <2>
    • Coffee City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
      • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • LaRue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moore Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
      • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Pine Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Leagueville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
      • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
    • Brownsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsboro <2>
    • Chandler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Cross Roads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neches, with the one closest to Neches listed first.
    • Grapeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Refuge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neches, with the one closest to Neches listed first.
    • Dogwood City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Teaselville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
    • Flint
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lee Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Gresham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Smith County
    • Noonday
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Whitehouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Neches ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neches.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neches, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neches.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Neches:

Cemeteries Near Neches ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neches.

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

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

  • Neches Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Flint Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Earls Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earls Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earls Chapel Cemetery
  • Lumpkin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lumpkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lumpkin Cemetery
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
  • Cherry Tree Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Tree Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Tree Lake Cemetery
  • Todd Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Pond Cemetery
  • Mound Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pinery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pinery Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinery Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193793 <5>
  • Continue List   (285 more) ...
    • Blackshear Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Dabbs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dabbs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dabbs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3150 <5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Neches had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Wells Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
    • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Brushy Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Palestine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alderbranch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
  • Fosterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
    • Fosterville is located in Anderson County
  • Montalba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
    • Montalba is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <2>
  • Jacksonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cronin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cronin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Cronin is located in Anderson County
  • Berryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
  • Elkhart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bradford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fincastle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Fincastle is located in Henderson County
    • Mount Selman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Tucker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County

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

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neches) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neches. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8678, Longitude: -95.4960    
<5>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.
<6>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 Neches, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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