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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 Cane Junction (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 Cane Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Cane Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cane Junction: Cane Jct. (or less commonly used: Cane Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Cane Junction is located in Wharton 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 Wharton County: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Lavaca & Matagorda.

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

  • Wharton County     (The home county of Cane Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cane Junction, with the one closest to Cane Junction listed first.
    • Lane City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newgulf
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Wharton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Danevang
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hungerford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Glen Flora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • El Campo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillje
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
    • Egypt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cane Junction, with the one closest to Cane Junction listed first.
    • Danciger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Old Ocean
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Damon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweeny
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wild Peach Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
    • East Columbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • East Columbia is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbia
    • Brazoria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Bailey's Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Lochridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cane Junction, with the one closest to Cane Junction listed first.
    • Nada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boedecker Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Eldridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Matthews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Garwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cane Junction, with the one closest to Cane Junction listed first.
    • Four Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Guy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Needville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
    • Fairchilds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Beasley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Rosenberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cumings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
  • Jackson County
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cane Junction, with the one closest to Cane Junction listed first.
    • Pledger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • McCroskey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Chalmers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Van Vleck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
    • Markham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Caney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Caney is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Midfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Lane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wadsworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Cane Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cane Junction.

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 Cane Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bay City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • East End Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Free System Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Routt Point Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Snake Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Little Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morris Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Cane Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cane Junction.

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

  • Pledger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wharton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • Elliott ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott has also been known as:
    • Elliott's
  • Hungerford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Caney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Kendleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Louise
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • East Bernard
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Ashby
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ashby is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Nottawa
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
  • Brazoria
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Rosenberg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Cane Junction ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cane Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cane Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cane Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cane Junction:

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 Cane Junction, 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- Cane Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.