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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 Crosby Meadows (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 Crosby Meadows. 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 Crosby Meadows ...

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 Crosby Meadows: Crosby Mdws.

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 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.

Crosby Meadows 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 Crosby Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crosby Meadows:

  • Harris County     (The home county of Crosby Meadows)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby Meadows, with the one closest to Crosby Meadows listed first.
    • Crosby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Huffman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barrett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Atascocita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheldon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheldon is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Greentree Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greentree Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bear Branch Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
    • Hunter Ridge Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
    • Intercontinental Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elm Grove Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
    • Humble
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby Meadows, with the one closest to Crosby Meadows listed first.
    • Woodcreek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
    • Brookside Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby Meadows, with the one closest to Crosby Meadows listed first.
    • Mont Belvieu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Old River - Winfree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Baytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Beach City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Wallisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Shoreacres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Turtle Bayou
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
    • Anahuac
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hankamer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Seabrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby Meadows, with the one closest to Crosby Meadows listed first.
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kemah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <1>
    • South Shore Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
    • League City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby Meadows, with the one closest to Crosby Meadows listed first.
    • Gum Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Stilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Dayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Kenefick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Liberty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Moss Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Dayton Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Ames
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ames is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Hardin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Raywood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby Meadows, with the one closest to Crosby Meadows listed first.
    • Porter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roman Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • New Caney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Patton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Woodbranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Splendora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Porter Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Grangerland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Chateau Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Oak Ridge North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shenandoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Crosby Meadows ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crosby Meadows.

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 Crosby Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Huffman Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crosby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Earthman Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Humble Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rosewood Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...

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

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

  • Crosby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Huffman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sheldon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Lynchburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Humble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mont Belvieu
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Bayou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
  • New Caney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Moss Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Aldine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Harrisburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg

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

Newspapers Published in Crosby Meadows ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crosby Meadows.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crosby Meadows, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crosby Meadows.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crosby Meadows:

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 Crosby Meadows, 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' (or 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- Crosby Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.