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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 Courtney (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 Courtney. 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 doctors 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.

Courtney is located in Grimes 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 Grimes County: Brazos, Madison, Montgomery, Walker, Waller & Washington.

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

  • Grimes County     (The home county of Courtney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Courtney, with the one closest to Courtney listed first.
    • Stoneham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Plantersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Todd Mission
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Anderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Apolonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Roans Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Richards
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Courtney, with the one closest to Courtney listed first.
    • Buckhorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Kenney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Wehdem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Bellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Millheim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Bleiblerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Courtney, with the one closest to Courtney listed first.
    • Navasota
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Allen Farm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Millican
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellborn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • College Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Courtney, with the one closest to Courtney listed first.
    • Clay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Snook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Courtney, with the one closest to Courtney listed first.
    • Waller
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hockley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hufsmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cypress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Courtney, with the one closest to Courtney listed first.
    • Dobbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dacus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Karen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Stagecoach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Montgomery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Courtney, with the one closest to Courtney listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Hempstead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Prairie View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pine Island
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Pattison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Courtney, with the one closest to Courtney listed first.
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brenham
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • 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 Courtney, see our County-by-County Page for Courtney.

Cemeteries Near Courtney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Courtney.

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 Courtney - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rosenau Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sommerford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evans Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence Key Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sand Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennis Bryant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Bryant Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dennis Bryant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Navasota.
    • The Dennis Bryant Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bryant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2626 <2>
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Childre Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Courtney had a population of 228 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Graball is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Whitehall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehall is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Yarboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Yarboro is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Navasota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fields Store
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields Store is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
  • Stoneham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Hempstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Plantersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • William Penn ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • William Penn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
  • Allen Farm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Anderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cochran
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cochran is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
    • Waller
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Courtney ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Courtney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Courtney, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Courtney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Courtney:

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- Courtney) 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 Courtney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.