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 Bellaire (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 Bellaire. 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 and hospitals 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.
Bellaire 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 Bellaire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellaire:
- Harris County (The home county of Bellaire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellaire, with the one closest to Bellaire listed first.
- Southside Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Southside Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Southside Place has also been known as:
- South Side Place
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <1>
- West University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cambridge Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
- Bunker Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Hunters Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Piney Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Post Oak Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Hilshire Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Buckner Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Hedwig Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- City of Spring Valley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Brays Village East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellaire, with the one closest to Bellaire listed first.
- Brookside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Manvel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Woodcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Sandy Point
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Alvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lochridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Rosharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellaire, with the one closest to Bellaire listed first.
- Seabrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Baytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellaire, with the one closest to Bellaire listed first.
- Missouri City Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Meadows Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Missouri City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Town West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Fresno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dewalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Mission Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Trammels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- First Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Sugar Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellaire, with the one closest to Bellaire listed first.
- Quaker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Parkwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- League City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Shore Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Dickinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kemah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- Brookshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellaire, see our County-by-County Page for Bellaire.
Cemeteries Near Bellaire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellaire.
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 Bellaire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellaire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellaire, with the one closest to Bellaire listed first.
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- College Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3828 <2>
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft Friedof
- German Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7491 <2>
- Olivewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivewood Cemetery
- The Olivewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hollow Wood Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136702 <2>
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Bellaire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellaire.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellaire, with the one closest to Bellaire listed first.
- Pierce Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Jeanetta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Piney Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Sugar Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addicks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Duke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcola Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clodine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aldine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harlem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellaire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellaire.
Newspapers Published in Bellaire ...
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 249 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellaire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellaire, 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 Bellaire.
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 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 Bellaire:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Montgomery County
- Waller 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 Bellaire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellaire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |