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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 China Grove (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 China Grove. 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 China Grove ...

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 China Grove: China Grv.

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

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.

China Grove is located in Brazoria 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 Brazoria County: Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda & Wharton.

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

  • Brazoria County     (The home county of China Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
    • Bonney
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Rosharon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chenango
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • Sandy Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Lochridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
    • Danbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Liverpool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Iowa Colony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Angleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bailey's Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Manvel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
    • Alvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
    • Juliff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
    • Hawdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
      • Hawdon has also been known as:
      • Hawdon Junction
    • Sienna Plantation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
    • Arcola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <1>
    • Fresno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Trammels
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
    • Thompsons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewalt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
    • Missouri City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Booth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Guy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fifth Street
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
    • First Colony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
    • Carmel Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Arcadia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Friendswood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Fe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Parkwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
    • Quaker Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Dickinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • League City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hitchcock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • South Shore Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
    • Jamaica Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • La Marque
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Texas City Terminal Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
    • Canterbury Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
    • Post Oak Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
    • Cambridge Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
    • Baybrook Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
    • Webster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Genoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Genoa is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Glenbrook Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
    • Bellaire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Southside Place
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Southside Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
      • Southside Place has also been known as:
      • South Side Place
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <1>
    • Nassau Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkland Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • South Houston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
    • Pledger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
    • Newgulf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Boling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near China Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of China Grove.

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 China Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Bonney
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Chenango
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
  • Sandy Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Liverpool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Arcola Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
  • Arcola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <1>
  • Duke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Alvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
  • Thompsons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Arcadia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Stafford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Crabb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
    • Sugar Land
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oyster Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people

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

Newspapers Published in China Grove ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around China Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of China Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for China Grove.

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 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 China Grove:

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