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 Cinco Ranch (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 Cinco Ranch. 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 Cinco Ranch ...
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 Cinco Ranch: Cinco Rnch.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cinco Ranch is primarily located in Fort Bend County. A portion of Cinco Ranch extends into 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 Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.
Below are the counties that are near Cinco Ranch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cinco Ranch:
- Fort Bend County (The home county of Cinco Ranch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- Pin Oak Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Clodine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Katy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Mission Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Pecan Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Town West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Fulshear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harlem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cumings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
- Meadows Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- Brazos Country
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Wallis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frydek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- San Felipe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sealy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Millheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- Fairway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Brookside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iowa Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Lochridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Manvel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- West Oaks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Damon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pearland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- Westlake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Westlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Barker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
- Addicks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Ashford Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Catalina Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Parkway Villages
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Westpark Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Deerfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Pine Forest Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
- Alief
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- Stagecoach
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- Brookshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clemons
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Pine Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Wharton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- East Bernard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nottawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
- Hungerford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lissie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cinco Ranch, see our County-by-County Page for Cinco Ranch.
Cemeteries Near Cinco Ranch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cinco Ranch.
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 Cinco Ranch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cinco Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Katy Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #162130 <2>
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alief Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Addicks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Prayer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Cinco Ranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cinco Ranch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cinco Ranch, with the one closest to Cinco Ranch listed first.
- Clodine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Addicks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Fulshear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harlem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Sugar Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeanetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Rosenberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crabb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Piney Point Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Pattison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cypress
(16 miles [25.7 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 Cinco Ranch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cinco Ranch.
Newspapers Published in Cinco Ranch ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cinco Ranch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cinco Ranch, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cinco Ranch.
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 either 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 Cinco Ranch:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fort Bend County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Harris County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
- Wharton 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 Cinco Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cinco Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |