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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 Five Oaks (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 Five Oaks. 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 hospitals and 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Five Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Oaks, with the one closest to Five Oaks listed first.
    • Forest North
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • Pinewood Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Klein
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hufsmith
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bammel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Oak Creek Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Tomball
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Westbourne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
    • Greenwood Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
    • Sandpiper Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Oaks, with the one closest to Five Oaks listed first.
    • Clodine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mission Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Cinco Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Katy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
    • Pin Oak Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • West Oaks Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Oaks, with the one closest to Five Oaks listed first.
    • Todd Mission
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoneham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Oaks, with the one closest to Five Oaks listed first.
    • Plum Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Gum Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Oaks, with the one closest to Five Oaks listed first.
    • Oak Ridge North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodlands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shenandoah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chateau Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Woodloch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Porter Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Pinehurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stagecoach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Conroe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
    • Grangerland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Karen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
  • Walker County
    • New Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Oaks, with the one closest to Five Oaks listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Prairie View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Five Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Oaks.

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 Five Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bonin Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Huckabee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Klein Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Budde Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Peaceful Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McDougle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wunsche Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bogs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogs Cemetery
    • The Bogs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bogs - Hufsmith Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #626407 <2>
  • Hufsmith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufsmith Cemetery
    • The Hufsmith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hufsmith - McCall Cemetery
    • McCall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5097 <2>
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Pillot Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glameyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tamina Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Egypt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Rose Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Cypress
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Conroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
  • Aldine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Humble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Caney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hockley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Willis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
  • Montgomery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Westfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Addicks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Piney Point Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
      • Piney Point Village has also been known as:
      • Piney Point
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
    • Houston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Five Oaks ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Oaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Oaks, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Oaks.

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 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 Five Oaks:

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 Five Oaks, 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- Five Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.