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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 Bolivar Peninsula (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 Bolivar Peninsula. 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.

Bolivar Peninsula is located in Galveston 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 Galveston County: Brazoria & Harris.

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

  • Galveston County     (The home county of Bolivar Peninsula)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Peninsula, with the one closest to Bolivar Peninsula listed first.
    • Caplen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplen
      • Caplen is located in Galveston County
    • Crystal Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gilchrist
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilchrist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
      • Gilchrist is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilchrist <1>
    • High Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Bolivar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Galveston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • San Leon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Texas City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Texas City Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
      • Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
    • Tiki Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiki Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Island
      • Tiki Island is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
      • Tiki Island has also been known as:
      • Village of Tiki Island
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiki Island <1>
    • Bayou Vista
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
      • Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
    • Bacliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • La Marque
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Peninsula, with the one closest to Bolivar Peninsula listed first.
    • Double Bayou
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Anahuac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Monroe City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
    • Turtle Bayou
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
      • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Stowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Hankamer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hankamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Wallisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Winnie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
      • Winnie is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnie <1>
    • Cove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Seabrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Shoreacres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreacres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Baytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
      • Baytown is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <1>
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Peninsula, with the one closest to Bolivar Peninsula listed first.
    • Mystic Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
      • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
    • Morgan's Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • El Lago
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Lago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Lago
      • El Lago is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Lago <1>
    • Gateway Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
      • Gateway Village is located in Harris County
    • Cedar Bayou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
      • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Chaparral Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
      • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
    • La Porte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Lake Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Lake Village
      • Taylor Lake Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Lake Village <1>
    • Nassau Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Bay
      • Nassau Bay is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau Bay <1>
  • Jefferson County
    • Hamshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamshire
      • Hamshire is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamshire <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Bolivar Peninsula ...

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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bolivar Peninsula.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bolivar Peninsula, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bolivar Peninsula.

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 Bolivar Peninsula:

Cemeteries Near Bolivar Peninsula ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bolivar Peninsula.

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

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

  • Port Bolivar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Bolivar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Bolivar Cemetery
  • Frankland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankland Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Godfrey Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Crook Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook Cemetery
  • Beth Jacob Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Galveston Municipal Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Municipal Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Municipal Cemetery

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 Bolivar Peninsula in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bolivar Peninsula.

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

  • Smith Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
    • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
  • Double Bayou
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
    • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
  • Galveston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Anahuac
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Virginia Point
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
    • Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
  • La Marque
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Turtle Bayou
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
  • Wallisville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Dickinson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Cedar Bayou
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Cedar Bayou 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 Bolivar Peninsula. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bolivar Peninsula.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bolivar Peninsula. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Bolivar Peninsula) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bolivar Peninsula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4783, Longitude: -94.5799       In this case, the coordinates for Bolivar Peninsula have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bolivar Peninsula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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