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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 Bath (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 Bath. 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 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.

Bath is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto & Trinity.

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

  • Walker County     (The home county of Bath)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Barado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • Elmina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • Huntsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesley Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
    • Dodge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kittrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
    • Richards
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Shiro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Apolonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Roans Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Plantersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedias
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Stoneham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Todd Mission
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Iola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
    • Madisonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Montgomery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Willis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Willis is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
    • Dacus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Panorama Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Dobbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Conroe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
    • Karen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Cut and Shoot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodloch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Grangerland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Laurel Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Magnolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Point Blank
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coldspring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bath, with the one closest to Bath listed first.
    • Trinity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town

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

Cemeteries Near Bath ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bath.

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

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

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

  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Martha Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hume Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Farris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (143 more) ...
    • Calvary Road Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Road Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Road Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Willis.
      • The Calvary Road Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Plainview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394994 <3>
    • Wood Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wood Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437325 <3>
    • St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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, Bath had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • New Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Phelps
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Dacus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Montgomery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Willis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
  • Dodge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Apolonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
  • Maynard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Roans Prairie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Conroe
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
  • Riverside
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Plantersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen

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

Newspapers Published in Bath ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bath.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bath, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bath.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bath:

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