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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 Damon (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 Damon. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Damon is located in Brazoria 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 Brazoria County: Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda & Wharton.

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

  • Brazoria County     (The home county of Damon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
    • Danciger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Columbia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lochridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
    • East Columbia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Columbia is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbia
    • Old Ocean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Wild Peach Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
    • Chenango
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • Rosharon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Bonney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Sweeny
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bailey's Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Austin County
    • Wallis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
    • Guy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairchilds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Four Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Needville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Thompsons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Booth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosenberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Beasley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greatwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
    • Greatwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
    • Juliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
    • Kendleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
    • Post Oak Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
    • Catalina Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Cambridge Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
    • Alief
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Brays Village East
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brays Village East is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
    • Westpark Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
    • Canterbury Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
    • Pledger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McCroskey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Chalmers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Van Vleck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Caney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Caney is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Cedar Lane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bay City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
    • Markham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
    • Newgulf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Boling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lane City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hungerford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wharton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • East Bernard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Glen Flora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pierce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nottawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa

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

Cemeteries Near Damon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Damon.

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

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

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

  • Damon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Guy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cesinger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Phillips Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Old Bethlehem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Patton Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown - Beard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Columbia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • WC Paradise Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Routt Point 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.<4>

While we didn't find Damon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Damon.

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

  • Pledger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompsons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chenango
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
  • Sandy Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Rosenberg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bonney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Crabb
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
  • Brazoria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Arcola Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
  • Arcola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Duke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Harlem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Hungerford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Damon ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Damon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Damon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Damon.

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 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 Damon:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Damon) 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 Damon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.