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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 Cardiff (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 Cardiff. 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.

Cardiff is located in Waller 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 Waller County: Austin, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery & Washington.

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

  • Waller County     (The home county of Cardiff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardiff, with the one closest to Cardiff listed first.
    • Brookshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pattison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clemons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Pine Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Prairie View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hempstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields Store
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Saint Paul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardiff, with the one closest to Cardiff listed first.
    • Brazos Country
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Frydek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
    • San Felipe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wallis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sealy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
    • Millheim
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Bellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckhorn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Cat Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Kenney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colorado County
    • Eagle Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardiff, with the one closest to Cardiff listed first.
    • Katy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Fulshear
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Weston Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
    • Simonton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cinco Ranch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Orchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Oaks Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Clodine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cumings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Pecan Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Mission Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardiff, with the one closest to Cardiff listed first.
    • Westlake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Westlake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Westlake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Settlers Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Settlers Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
    • Westfield Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
    • Barker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Deerfield Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
    • Addicks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Pine Forest Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
    • Copperfield Southcreek Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Creek Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Parkway Villages
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardiff, with the one closest to Cardiff listed first.
    • Stagecoach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Pinehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardiff, with the one closest to Cardiff listed first.
    • East Bernard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nottawa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • Lissie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hungerford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Cardiff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cardiff.

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

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

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

  • Brookshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookshire Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Katy Magnolia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wilpitz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pattison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Prayer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pool Hill Mason Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bozeman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kountze Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Simonton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Cemetery
    • The Simonton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Simonton Community Cemetery
  • Wendt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waller Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Clemons Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kholor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goss Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Pattison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulshear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clemons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clemons is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
  • Foster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Westfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • San Felipe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Side
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Side is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Monaville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monaville is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
  • Clodine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Addicks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Sealy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Rosenberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Harlem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Hockley
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Cardiff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cardiff.

Newspapers Published in Cardiff ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cardiff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cardiff, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cardiff.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cardiff:

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 Cardiff, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cardiff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.