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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 Big Thicket Loblolly (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 Big Thicket Loblolly. 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 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 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.

Big Thicket Loblolly is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Chambers, Hardin, Harris, Montgomery, Polk & San Jacinto.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Big Thicket Loblolly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Thicket Loblolly, with the one closest to Big Thicket Loblolly listed first.
    • Mariam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mariam is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
    • Coushatta Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
    • Hull
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hardin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
    • Rye
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisetta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dayton Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Romayor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ames is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Kenefick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Thicket Loblolly, with the one closest to Big Thicket Loblolly listed first.
    • Hankamer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Old River - Winfree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Thicket Loblolly, with the one closest to Big Thicket Loblolly listed first.
    • Batson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thicket
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Votaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Sour Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grayburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
    • Village Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kountze
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Lumberton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rose Hill Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Loeb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Loeb is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
  • Harris County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Thicket Loblolly, with the one closest to Big Thicket Loblolly listed first.
    • Nome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Nome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <1>
    • Bevil Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • China
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • China is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
    • Voth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Thicket Loblolly, with the one closest to Big Thicket Loblolly listed first.
    • Roman Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • Splendora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Patton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Thicket Loblolly, with the one closest to Big Thicket Loblolly listed first.
    • Oak Shade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
    • Ace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dallardsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Schwab City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
    • Goodrich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Lamont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • San Jacinto County
    • Shepherd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tyler County

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

Cemeteries Near Big Thicket Loblolly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Thicket Loblolly.

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 Big Thicket Loblolly - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Moss Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Guedry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Felps Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McNulty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Middle Town Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hank Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fields Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Hardin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Dale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lums Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...

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 Big Thicket Loblolly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Thicket Loblolly.

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

  • Saratoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ames
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ames is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sour Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Felicia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Felicia is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
  • Dayton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Village Mills
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kountze
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Nona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • Dallardsville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Moss Bluff
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Shepherd
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Keno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Keno is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
    • Cleveland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hyatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt

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

Newspapers Published in Big Thicket Loblolly ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Thicket Loblolly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Thicket Loblolly, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Thicket Loblolly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Big Thicket Loblolly:

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 Big Thicket Loblolly, 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- Big Thicket Loblolly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.