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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 Blackberry (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 Blackberry. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Blackberry is located in Grimes 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 Grimes County: Brazos, Madison, Montgomery, Walker, Waller & Washington.

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

  • Grimes County     (The home county of Blackberry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry, with the one closest to Blackberry listed first.
    • Plantersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stoneham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Apolonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Richards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Todd Mission
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Anderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Roans Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Shiro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bedias
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Iola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry, with the one closest to Blackberry listed first.
    • Navasota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Millican
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Allen Farm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Wellborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Burleson County
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry, with the one closest to Blackberry listed first.
    • Waller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hufsmith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hockley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tomball
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinewood Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Westbourne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
    • Cypress
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Klein
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry, with the one closest to Blackberry listed first.
    • Dacus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Dobbin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Karen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Magnolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stagecoach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Panorama Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Willis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Conroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Shenandoah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry, with the one closest to Blackberry listed first.
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Wesley Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
    • New Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • Barado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • Huntsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry, with the one closest to Blackberry listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Prairie View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hempstead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Saint Paul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry, with the one closest to Blackberry listed first.
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Whitman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Chappell Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Blackberry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackberry.

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

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

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

  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Waller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stoneham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Simmons Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Yarboro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mason Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Branch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery 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.<3>

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

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

  • Plantersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stoneham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Dacus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Yarboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yarboro is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
  • Apolonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
  • Whitehall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitehall is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Montgomery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Anderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Roans Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Navasota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Courtney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Courtney is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Fields Store
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Bath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bath is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath

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

Newspapers Published in Blackberry ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackberry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackberry, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackberry.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Blackberry:

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 Blackberry, 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 from Point A (ie- Blackberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.