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 Canterbury Forest (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 Canterbury Forest. 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 doctors and 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.
Canterbury Forest is located in Harris 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 Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.
Below are the counties that are near Canterbury Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canterbury Forest:
- Harris County (The home county of Canterbury Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Forest, with the one closest to Canterbury Forest listed first.
- Louetta ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Louetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
- Westbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Woodedge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
- Deco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Klein
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
- Pinewood Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
- Oak Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
- Tomball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northmead Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- Cypress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bammel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bammel is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Forest, with the one closest to Canterbury Forest listed first.
- Cinco Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Katy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
- Pin Oak Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Clodine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- West Oaks Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Town West
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Meadows Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
- Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Missouri City Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Pecan Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Forest, with the one closest to Canterbury Forest listed first.
- Todd Mission
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Plantersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Forest, with the one closest to Canterbury Forest listed first.
- Stagecoach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Oak Ridge North
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chateau Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Shenandoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Karen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Woodloch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Porter Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Porter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Conroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Forest, with the one closest to Canterbury Forest listed first.
- Fields Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Prairie View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brookshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Pattison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Hempstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canterbury Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Canterbury Forest.
Cemeteries Near Canterbury Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canterbury Forest.
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 Canterbury Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canterbury Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canterbury Forest, with the one closest to Canterbury Forest listed first.
- Roeder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dowdell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pillot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knigge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDougle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fritsche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Muller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Klein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Ehrhardt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glameyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huckabee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Canterbury Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canterbury Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canterbury Forest, with the one closest to Canterbury Forest listed first.
- Cypress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Addicks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Egypt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Hockley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Point Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
- Piney Point Village has also been known as:
- Piney Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
- Jeanetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Humble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clodine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canterbury Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canterbury Forest.
Newspapers Published in Canterbury Forest ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canterbury Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canterbury Forest, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canterbury Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Canterbury Forest:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fort Bend County
- Grimes County
- Montgomery County
- Waller 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 Canterbury Forest, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canterbury Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |