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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 Baytown (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 Baytown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Baytown is primarily located in Chambers County. A portion of Baytown extends into Harris 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 Chambers County: Harris, Jefferson & Liberty.

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

  • Chambers County     (The home county of Baytown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baytown, with the one closest to Baytown listed first.
    • Beach City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Mont Belvieu
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
      • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <2>
    • Shoreacres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreacres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Old River - Winfree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
      • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Seabrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wallisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville
      • Wallisville is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallisville <2>
    • Anahuac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Turtle Bayou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
      • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Smith Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smith Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
      • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
    • Double Bayou
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Hankamer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hankamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankamer
      • Hankamer is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hankamer <2>
    • Monroe City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baytown, with the one closest to Baytown listed first.
    • Woodcreek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
    • Brookside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookside Village <2>
    • Pearland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Westwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
    • West Oaks Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Fairway Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Hillcrest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • Manvel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <2>
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baytown, with the one closest to Baytown listed first.
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Shores
      • Clear Lake Shores is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake Shores <2>
    • Kemah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <2>
    • Bacliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • South Shore Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
    • San Leon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • League City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
    • Dickinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <2>
    • Friendswood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
      • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <2>
    • Parkwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
    • Carmel Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
    • Texas City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • La Marque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baytown, with the one closest to Baytown listed first.
    • Chaparral Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
      • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
    • Cedar Bayou
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
      • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Morgan's Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
      • Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Porte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Channelview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channelview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channelview
      • Channelview is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channelview <2>
    • Gateway Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
      • Gateway Village is located in Harris County
    • Deer Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
    • Barrett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrett <2>
    • Crosby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crosby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <2>
    • Sheldon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Mystic Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
      • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
    • Cloverleaf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
      • Cloverleaf is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverleaf <2>
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baytown, with the one closest to Baytown listed first.
    • Moss Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moss Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Stilson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
    • Dayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Gum Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
    • Ames
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Kenefick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Raywood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Woodson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Liberty County
    • Devers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <2>
  • Montgomery County
    • Porter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Baytown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baytown.

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

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

  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Crest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Busch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Earthman Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earthman Memory Gardens
    • The Earthman Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Baytown Memorial Cemetery
    • Memory Gardens of Baytown
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280 <4>
  • La Porte Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarhurst Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarhurst Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cedarhurst Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
    • The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Hurst Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <4>
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barrow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • DeZavalla Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeZavalla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeZavalla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winfree Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (128 more) ...
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Baytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baytown.

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

  • Cedar Bayou
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
  • Lynchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
  • Mont Belvieu
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
    • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <2>
  • Red Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
  • Crosby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crosby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Crosby is located in Harris County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <2>
  • Sheldon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
  • Wallisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville
    • Wallisville is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallisville <2>
  • Genoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Harris County
  • Anahuac
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Moss Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moss Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
  • Turtle Bayou
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
  • Harrisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
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    • Smith Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smith Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
      • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
    • Dayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Magnolia Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
      • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Baytown ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baytown.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Baytown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Baytown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Baytown.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> of Baytown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Baytown:

The official website for Baytown: www.baytown.org/

The official website for Chambers County: www.co.chambers.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>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.
<5>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 Baytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Baytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7536, Longitude: -94.9700       In this case, the coordinates for Baytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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