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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 Cedar Creek (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 Cedar Creek. 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 Cedar Creek ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Cedarcreek.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cedar Creek: Cedar Crk. (or less commonly used: Cedar Ck. or Cedar Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Creek.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Creek:

  • Waller County     (The home county of Cedar Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Hempstead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fields Store
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Saint Paul
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Prairie View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Clemons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Pattison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Brookshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Buckhorn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Kenney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • New Wehdem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Bellville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Millheim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Bleiblerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • San Felipe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cat Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sealy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Brazos Country
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Frydek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
    • Industry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Navasota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Allen Farm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Millican
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellborn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Clay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Somerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Stoneham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Todd Mission
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Apolonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Roans Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Richards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Waller
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hockley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomball
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hufsmith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Westbourne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
    • Settlers Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Settlers Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Magnolia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dobbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Karen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Stagecoach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Pinehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dacus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Montgomery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Chappell Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Independence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brenham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • Gay Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Quarry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Wesley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Greenvine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Rehburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Creek.

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 Cedar Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lawrence Key Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Island Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosenau Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brenham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kirby Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
    • The Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hempstead Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1029819 <3>
  • Hempstead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hempstead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482530 <3>
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Childre Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Cedar Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Creek.

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

  • Courtney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Courtney is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
  • Hempstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Graball is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Fields Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields Store is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
  • Whitehall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehall is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yarboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yarboro is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
  • Whitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Cochran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cochran is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Waller
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckhorn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Stoneham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Navasota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Plantersville
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Cedar Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Creek.

Newspapers Published in Cedar Creek ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Creek.

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 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 Cedar Creek:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cedar Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.