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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 (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. 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 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 is located in Harris 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 Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Crosby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
    • Barrett
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrett <2>
    • Sheldon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Huffman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Atascocita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atascocita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascocita
      • Atascocita is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascocita <2>
    • Channelview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channelview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channelview
      • Channelview is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channelview <2>
    • Winterwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
      • Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
    • Cedar Bayou
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
      • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedar Bayou
      • From Crosby to Cedar Bayou
    • Chaparral Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
      • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
    • Cloverleaf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
      • Cloverleaf is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverleaf <2>
    • Greentree Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
      • Greentree Village is located in Harris County
    • Hunter Ridge Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
      • Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
    • Intercontinental Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Intercontinental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercontinental Village
      • Intercontinental Village is located in Harris County
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
    • Woodcreek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Brookside Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookside Village <2>
    • Pearland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Oaks Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Westwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
    • Mont Belvieu
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
      • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <2>
    • Baytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
      • Baytown is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <2>
    • Old River - Winfree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Beach City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Wallisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville
      • Wallisville is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallisville <2>
    • Shoreacres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreacres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Turtle Bayou
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Seabrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Anahuac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hankamer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hankamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankamer
      • Hankamer is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hankamer <2>
    • Monroe City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
    • Double Bayou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Shores
      • Clear Lake Shores is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake Shores <2>
    • Kemah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <2>
    • South Shore Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
    • League City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
    • Bacliff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Friendswood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
      • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <2>
    • Parkwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
    • San Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
    • Stilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Moss Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moss Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moss Bluff
      • From Crosby to Moss Bluff
    • Kenefick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
    • Plum Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Ames
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Raywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hardin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <2>
    • Woodson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Liberty County
    • Mariam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
    • Porter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roman Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • Woodbranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • New Caney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Patton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
      • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Splendora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splendora
      • Splendora is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Splendora <2>
    • Porter Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chateau Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grangerland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
      • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <2>
    • The Woodlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodloch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodloch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people

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

Cemeteries Near Crosby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crosby.

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 Crosby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lynch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crosby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huffman Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Earthman Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • DeZavalla Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeZavalla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeZavalla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Jacinto Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jacinto Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jacinto Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Busch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • 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.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Crosby had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Sheldon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
  • Huffman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
  • Cedar Bayou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cedar Bayou
    • From Crosby to Cedar Bayou
  • Mont Belvieu
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
    • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <2>
  • Dayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
  • Humble
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
  • Magnolia Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
  • Moss Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moss Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moss Bluff
    • From Crosby to Moss Bluff
  • Liberty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crosby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crosby.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Crosby ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crosby.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Crosby. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Crosby and those printed in the larger area surrounding Crosby.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> of Crosby.

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 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 Crosby:

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.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>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.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crosby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crosby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9118, Longitude: -95.0626       In this case, the coordinates for Crosby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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