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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 Chinquapin (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 Chinquapin. 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 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.

Chinquapin is located in Matagorda County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Matagorda County: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson & Wharton.

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

  • Matagorda County     (The home county of Chinquapin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chinquapin, with the one closest to Chinquapin listed first.
    • Gulf ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
      • Gulf is located in Matagorda County
    • Sargent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadsworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
      • Wadsworth is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <2>
    • Cedar Lane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
      • Cedar Lane is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lane <2>
    • Matagorda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Caney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
      • Caney is located in Matagorda County
    • Van Vleck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bay City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <2>
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
    • Markham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
      • Markham is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <2>
    • Elmaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmaton
      • Elmaton is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmaton <2>
    • Chalmers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chinquapin, with the one closest to Chinquapin listed first.
    • Sweeny
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Old Ocean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ocean
      • Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Ocean <2>
    • Brazoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wild Peach Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
      • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Jones Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Freeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
    • Danciger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danciger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danciger
      • Danciger is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danciger <2>
    • East Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbia
      • East Columbia is located in Brazoria County
    • Lake Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
      • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <2>
    • Velasco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasco
      • Velasco is located in Brazoria County
    • Clute
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
      • Clute is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Chinquapin ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chinquapin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chinquapin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chinquapin.

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 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 Chinquapin:

Cemeteries Near Chinquapin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chinquapin.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sargent Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sargent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargent Cemetery
  • Berean Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berean Cemetery
  • Matagorda Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
  • Pleasant Green Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
  • St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgins Cemetery
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Lake Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cedar Lake Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2513725 <5>
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Boone Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jaden Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jaden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jaden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4487 <5>
    • Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 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.<6>

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

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

  • Matagorda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Caney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Matagorda County
  • Hinkles Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkles Ferry
    • Hinkles Ferry is located in Brazoria County
  • Elliott ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
    • Elliott has also been known as:
    • Elliott's
  • Ashby
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Ashby is located in Matagorda County
  • Brazoria
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Velasco
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasco
    • Velasco is located in Brazoria County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chinquapin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chinquapin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chinquapin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7578, Longitude: -95.7738       In this case, the coordinates for Chinquapin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Chinquapin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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