Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gary (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 Gary. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Gary is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Grimes, Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker & Waller.
Below are the counties that are near Gary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gary:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Gary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dobbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Karen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dacus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Pinehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stagecoach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Panorama Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Conroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Shenandoah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Navasota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millican
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Todd Mission
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stoneham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Apolonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Richards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roans Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Hufsmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tomball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
- Hockley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Forest North
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest North is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
- Klein
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Louetta ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
- Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- New Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Wesley Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
- Barado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Fields Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Prairie View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hempstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Graball ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Washington ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gary, see our County-by-County Page for Gary.
Cemeteries Near Gary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gary.
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 Gary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Womack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keenan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rabon Cartwright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Old Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tillis Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Gary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gary.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dacus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Stoneham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Yarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yarboro is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Conroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Apolonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Willis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Fields Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gary.
Newspapers Published in Gary ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gary, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gary.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Gary:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazos County
- Grimes County
- Harris County
- Walker County
- Waller County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Gary, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |