Our Genealogy Helper
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 Decker Terrace (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 Decker Terrace. 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.
Decker Terrace 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 Decker Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Decker Terrace:
- Harris County (The home county of Decker Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker Terrace, with the one closest to Decker Terrace listed first.
- Cedar Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Chaparral Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
- Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan's Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Channelview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Porte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Cloverleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gateway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- Winterwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker Terrace, with the one closest to Decker Terrace listed first.
- Woodcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Brookside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- West Oaks Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Fairway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Alvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Manvel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker Terrace, with the one closest to Decker Terrace listed first.
- Baytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Belvieu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Shoreacres
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Old River - Winfree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Seabrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wallisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anahuac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Turtle Bayou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Smith Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Double Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Hankamer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort Bend County
- Fresno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker Terrace, with the one closest to Decker Terrace listed first.
- Clear Lake Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kemah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Shore Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Bacliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- League City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- San Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Quaker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Santa Fe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker Terrace, with the one closest to Decker Terrace listed first.
- Stilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Moss Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gum Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kenefick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Ames
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Dayton Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Raywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Plum Grove
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Devers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker Terrace, with the one closest to Decker Terrace listed first.
- Porter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Caney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roman Forest
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Woodbranch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Patton Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Decker Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Decker Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Decker Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Decker Terrace.
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 Decker Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Decker Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Decker Terrace, with the one closest to Decker Terrace listed first.
- Hill of Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Earthman Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earthman Memory Gardens
- The Earthman Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Baytown Memorial Cemetery
- Memory Gardens of Baytown
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280 <2>
- DeZavalla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Busch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crosby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarhurst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
- The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Hurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <2>
- La Porte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <2>
- Fisher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- First United Methodist Cemetery of Mont Belvieu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Betheny Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Decker Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Decker Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Decker Terrace, with the one closest to Decker Terrace listed first.
- Lynchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Cedar Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mont Belvieu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Red Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Wallisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Huffman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Moss Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Anahuac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Turtle Bayou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Decker Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Decker Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Decker Terrace ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Decker Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Decker Terrace, 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 Decker Terrace.
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 Decker Terrace:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Decker Terrace, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Decker Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |