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 Ashford Park (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 Ashford Park. 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 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.
Ashford Park is located in Harris 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 Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.
Below are the counties that are near Ashford Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashford Park:
- Harris County (The home county of Ashford Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Ashford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Westpark Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Alief
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parkway Villages
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Catalina Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Brays Village East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Buckner Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Addicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Piney Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
- Piney Point Village has also been known as:
- Piney Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
- Bunker Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Barker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedwig Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- Bear Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Brazos Country
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Wallis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frydek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- San Felipe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Brookside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Iowa Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Pearland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manvel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Sandy Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Woodcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Lochridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Rosharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bonney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Alvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Mission Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Town West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Clodine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadows Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
- Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- West Oaks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Missouri City Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cinco Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Sugar Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- New Territory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Pecan Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Quaker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Carmel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Friendswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Stagecoach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Oak Ridge North
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Brookshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clemons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Wharton County
- East Bernard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashford Park, see our County-by-County Page for Ashford Park.
Cemeteries Near Ashford Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashford Park.
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 Ashford Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashford Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Addicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #162130 <2>
- Alief Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beth El Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ashford Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashford Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashford Park, with the one closest to Ashford Park listed first.
- Clodine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Addicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Jeanetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Piney Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
- Piney Point Village has also been known as:
- Piney Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sugar Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harlem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Foster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Crabb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thompsons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cypress
(17 miles [27.4 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 Ashford Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashford Park.
Newspapers Published in Ashford Park ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashford Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashford Park, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashford Park.
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 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 Ashford Park:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
- Wharton 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 Ashford Park, 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- Ashford Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |