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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 Frenchmans Creek (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 Frenchmans Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Frenchmans Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Frenchmans Creek: Frenchmans Crk. (or less commonly used: Frenchmans Ck. or Frenchmans Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Frenchmans Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Frenchmans Creek may originally have been Frenchman's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Frenchmans Creek might be written as Frenchman Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston 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 Galveston County: Brazoria & Harris.

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

  • Galveston County     (The home county of Frenchmans Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frenchmans Creek, with the one closest to Frenchmans Creek listed first.
    • Parkwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
    • Friendswood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
      • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <3>
    • Quaker Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
    • Carmel Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
    • League City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Shore Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
    • Dickinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <3>
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Shores
      • Clear Lake Shores is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake Shores <3>
    • Kemah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <3>
    • Santa Fe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
      • Santa Fe is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <3>
    • Bacliff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hitchcock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Marque
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frenchmans Creek, with the one closest to Frenchmans Creek listed first.
    • Woodcreek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
    • Pearland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Hillcrest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • West Oaks Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Brookside Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookside Village <3>
    • Alvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
    • Fairway Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Manvel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <3>
    • Iowa Colony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Liverpool
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosharon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frenchmans Creek, with the one closest to Frenchmans Creek listed first.
    • Seabrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoreacres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreacres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Baytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
      • Baytown is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <3>
    • Smith Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
      • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
    • Beach City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Mont Belvieu
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
      • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <3>
    • Cove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frenchmans Creek, with the one closest to Frenchmans Creek listed first.
    • Fresno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
      • Fresno is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <3>
    • Arcola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <3>
    • Hawdon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
      • Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
      • Hawdon has also been known as:
      • Hawdon Junction
    • Juliff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
      • Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
    • Sienna Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sienna Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
      • Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
    • Trammels
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
      • Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
    • Missouri City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City
      • Missouri City is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri City <3>
    • Dewalt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
      • Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
    • Fifth Street
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifth Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
    • Missouri City Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
    • Stafford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • First Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
      • First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
    • Meadows Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
      • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frenchmans Creek, with the one closest to Frenchmans Creek listed first.
    • Baybrook Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
      • Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
    • Webster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <3>
    • Clear Lake City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake City
      • Clear Lake City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake City <3>
    • Nassau Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Bay
      • Nassau Bay is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau Bay <3>
    • El Lago
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Lago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Lago
      • El Lago is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Lago <3>
    • Taylor Lake Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Lake Village
      • Taylor Lake Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Lake Village <3>
    • Parkland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
      • Parkland Village is located in Harris County
    • Mystic Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
      • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
    • South Houston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
      • South Houston is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <3>
    • Gateway Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
      • Gateway Village is located in Harris County
    • Meadow Creek Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
      • Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Pasadena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
      • Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County

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

Newspapers Published in Frenchmans Creek ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frenchmans Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frenchmans Creek, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frenchmans Creek.

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 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 Frenchmans Creek:

Cemeteries Near Frenchmans Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frenchmans Creek.

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 Frenchmans Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Whitcomb Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7585 <6>
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
  • Forest Park East Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Arcadia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Arcadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Arcadia Cemetery
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Garden of Angels Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Resurrection Garden
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mustang Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...

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.<7>

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

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

  • Dickinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
    • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <3>
  • Genoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Harris County
  • Arcadia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
  • Alvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
  • Red Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
  • La Marque
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
  • Liverpool
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
  • Pierce Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
  • Arcola Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
    • Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
  • Arcola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <3>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Duke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
      • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
    • Sandy Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Houston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frenchmans Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frenchmans Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5074, Longitude: -95.1722       In this case, the coordinates for Frenchmans Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Frenchmans Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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