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 Camilla (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 Camilla. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Camilla is located in San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County: Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Camilla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camilla:
- San Jacinto County (The home county of Camilla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Coldspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shepherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Point Blank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Votaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thicket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Rayburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rayburn is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- North Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Romayor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Thicket Creekmore Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Rye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fuqua ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fuqua is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
- Plum Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Coushatta Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Cut and Shoot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Splendora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Patton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Grangerland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roman Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Woodbranch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Panorama Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- Goodrich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- West Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Livingston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schwab City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schwab City is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
- Ace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Onalaska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bold Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- New Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Leggett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Woodlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Dodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Barado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
- New Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camilla, see our County-by-County Page for Camilla.
Cemeteries Near Camilla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camilla.
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 Camilla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Milby Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lovett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Restland Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Restland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Peebles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Camilla in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camilla.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camilla, with the one closest to Camilla listed first.
- Coldspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodrich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shepherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Point Blank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leggett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colita is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
- Seven Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Phelps is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Dallardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camilla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camilla.
Newspapers Published in Camilla ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camilla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camilla, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camilla.
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 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 Camilla:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to San Jacinto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardin County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Trinity County
- Walker 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 Camilla, 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- Camilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |