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 Eastgate (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 Eastgate. 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 and doctors 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.
Eastgate is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Chambers, Hardin, Harris, Montgomery, Polk & San Jacinto.
Below are the counties that are near Eastgate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eastgate:
- Liberty County (The home county of Eastgate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastgate, with the one closest to Eastgate listed first.
- Gum Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Kenefick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Plum Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Dayton Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ames
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moss Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Mariam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mariam is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastgate, with the one closest to Eastgate listed first.
- Mont Belvieu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old River - Winfree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Baytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wallisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beach City
(23 miles [37 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
- Turtle Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Hankamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anahuac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hardin County
- Batson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastgate, with the one closest to Eastgate listed first.
- Huffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Atascocita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greentree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Bear Branch Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
- Elm Grove Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Hunter Ridge Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Sherwood Trails Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland Hills Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Intercontinental Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kingwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastgate, with the one closest to Eastgate listed first.
- Roman Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Woodbranch
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Splendora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Grangerland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Woodloch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Chateau Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- San Jacinto County
- Shepherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eastgate, see our County-by-County Page for Eastgate.
Cemeteries Near Eastgate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastgate.
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 Eastgate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastgate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eastgate, with the one closest to Eastgate listed first.
- St. Annes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huffman Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lynch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Skinner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Branch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Neyland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ryan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Eastgate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eastgate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eastgate, with the one closest to Eastgate listed first.
- Huffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Caney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Humble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ames
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Mont Belvieu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Cedar Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wallisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keno
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eastgate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eastgate.
Newspapers Published in Eastgate ...
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 Eastgate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastgate, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eastgate.
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 Eastgate:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Liberty County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Hardin County
- Harris County
- Montgomery County
- San Jacinto 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> | 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 Eastgate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |