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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 Elmina (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 Elmina. 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.

Elmina is located in Walker County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walker County: Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto & Trinity.

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

  • Walker County     (The home county of Elmina)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmina, with the one closest to Elmina listed first.
    • New Waverly
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <2>
    • Huntsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dodge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Walker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Wesley Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kittrell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmina, with the one closest to Elmina listed first.
    • Richards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <2>
    • Shiro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Apolonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apolonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Apolonia
      • From Elmina to Apolonia
    • Plantersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <2>
    • Roans Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
      • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <2>
    • Todd Mission
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Stoneham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmina, with the one closest to Elmina listed first.
    • North Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmina, with the one closest to Elmina listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Danville
      • From Elmina to Danville
    • Willis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Panorama Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Conroe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cut and Shoot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Dacus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grangerland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dobbin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodloch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodloch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Karen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shenandoah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmina, with the one closest to Elmina listed first.
    • Onalaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <2>
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
    • West Livingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmina, with the one closest to Elmina listed first.
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <2>
    • Magnolia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
    • Coldspring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
      • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <2>
    • Point Blank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shepherd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <2>
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmina, with the one closest to Elmina listed first.
    • Trinity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mill Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Chita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Elmina ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmina.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gourd Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gourd Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gourd Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepard Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jasper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jasper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jasper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Waverly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boswell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackjack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Road Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hargrove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hargrove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hargrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hightower Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • New Waverly
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
    • New Waverly is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <2>
  • Willis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maynard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
  • Phelps
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Walker County
  • Huntsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dodge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Walker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
  • Conroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dacus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldspring
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
    • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <2>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Point Blank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Egypt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Montgomery County

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

Newspapers Published in Elmina ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmina.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmina, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmina.

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 helpful 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 Elmina:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elmina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5597, Longitude: -95.4759    
<6>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 Elmina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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