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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 Cypresswood Glen (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 Cypresswood Glen. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Cypresswood Glen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypresswood Glen, with the one closest to Cypresswood Glen listed first.
    • Forest North
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bammel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Oak Creek Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
    • Klein
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pinewood Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Sandpiper Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
    • Greenwood Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Greenfield Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
    • Southbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Southbrook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
    • Deco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hufsmith
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypresswood Glen, with the one closest to Cypresswood Glen listed first.
    • Mission Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Cinco Ranch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Clodine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Katy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • West Oaks Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Meadows Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Town West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Pin Oak Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Missouri City Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Stafford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypresswood Glen, with the one closest to Cypresswood Glen listed first.
    • Todd Mission
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypresswood Glen, with the one closest to Cypresswood Glen listed first.
    • Plum Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Gum Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypresswood Glen, with the one closest to Cypresswood Glen listed first.
    • Oak Ridge North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Woodlands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chateau Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Shenandoah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Woodloch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Porter Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Porter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stagecoach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Grangerland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conroe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
    • New Caney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypresswood Glen, with the one closest to Cypresswood Glen listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Prairie View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Cypresswood Glen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cypresswood Glen.

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 Cypresswood Glen - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Budde Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Klein Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glameyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wunsche Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • McDougle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Peaceful Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonin Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mueschke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • The Calvary Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eternity Park Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn North Cemetery
  • Continue List   (131 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 Cypresswood Glen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cypresswood Glen.

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

  • Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aldine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Humble
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Cypress
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Caney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Conroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
  • Piney Point Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Westfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Addicks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Houston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hockley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jeanetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
    • Huffman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Cypresswood Glen ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cypresswood Glen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cypresswood Glen, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cypresswood Glen.

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 Cypresswood Glen:

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 Cypresswood Glen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cypresswood Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.