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 Chappell Ridge (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 Chappell Ridge. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Chappell Ridge 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 Chappell Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chappell Ridge:
- Harris County (The home county of Chappell Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappell Ridge, with the one closest to Chappell Ridge listed first.
- Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hockley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westbourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Highland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Settlers Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Middlegate Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
- Northmead Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- Copperfield Southcreek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerall is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
- Southdown Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southdown Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
- Louetta ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
- Tomball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappell Ridge, with the one closest to Chappell Ridge listed first.
- Brazos Country
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- San Felipe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frydek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Buckhorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Sealy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappell Ridge, with the one closest to Chappell Ridge listed first.
- Katy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Cinco Ranch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Clodine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- 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
- 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
- Fulshear
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
- Meadows Place
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pecan Grove
(25 miles [40.2 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 Chappell Ridge, with the one closest to Chappell Ridge listed first.
- Todd Mission
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Plantersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stoneham
(25 miles [40.2 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 Chappell Ridge, with the one closest to Chappell Ridge listed first.
- Stagecoach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pinehurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Karen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- The Woodlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge North
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Sleepy Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Woodloch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Dobbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chappell Ridge, with the one closest to Chappell Ridge listed first.
- Fields Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Prairie View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Brookshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pattison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Hempstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Washington County
- Graball ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chappell Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Chappell Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Chappell Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chappell Ridge.
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 Chappell Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chappell Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chappell Ridge, with the one closest to Chappell Ridge listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zahn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fritsche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roeder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knigge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowdell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hegar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pillot 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.<3>
While we didn't find Chappell Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chappell Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chappell Ridge, with the one closest to Chappell Ridge listed first.
- Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Hockley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Waller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Addicks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Fields Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Monaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monaville is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Egypt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pattison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Clemons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clodine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Point Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chappell Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chappell Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Chappell Ridge ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chappell Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chappell Ridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chappell Ridge.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Chappell Ridge:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Fort Bend County
- Grimes County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
- Washington 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 Chappell Ridge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chappell Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |