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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 Eldon (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 Eldon. 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 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Eldon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldon, with the one closest to Eldon listed first.
    • Cedar Bayou
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Chaparral Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
    • Highlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Barrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crosby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan's Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • La Porte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Channelview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sheldon is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Deer Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gateway Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gateway Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
    • Cloverleaf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Huffman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldon, with the one closest to Eldon listed first.
    • Woodcreek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
    • Brookside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Westwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • West Oaks Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldon, with the one closest to Eldon listed first.
    • Mont Belvieu
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Beach City
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Baytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Anahuac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Turtle Bayou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
    • Shoreacres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Hankamer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Seabrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Double Bayou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
    • Monroe City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldon, with the one closest to Eldon listed first.
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kemah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <1>
    • Bacliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • South Shore Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
    • San Leon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • League City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Dickinson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Friendswood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
    • Texas City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carmel Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldon, with the one closest to Eldon listed first.
    • Moss Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Stilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Ames
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Kenefick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Raywood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Dayton Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Devers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Daisetta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldon, with the one closest to Eldon listed first.
    • Porter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roman Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbranch
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Patton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 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

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

Cemeteries Near Eldon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldon.

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

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

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

  • Morgan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Busch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • First United Methodist Cemetery of Mont Belvieu
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Crest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Earthman Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Winfree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Icet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tilton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (113 more) ...
    • Walter Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill of Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Eldon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eldon.

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

  • Cedar Bayou
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
  • Mont Belvieu
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Wallisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Crosby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Moss Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Sheldon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Anahuac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Turtle Bayou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
  • Dayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Red Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Huffman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Double Bayou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
    • Ames
      (19 miles [30.6 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

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

Newspapers Published in Eldon ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldon, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eldon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Eldon:

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 Eldon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Eldon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.