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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 Greenbranch (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 Greenbranch. 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Greenbranch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbranch, with the one closest to Greenbranch listed first.
    • Southbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Southbrook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
    • Aldine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Spears Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Spears Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Pine Village North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Village North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village North
    • Pinewood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinewood Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
    • Lincoln City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
    • Greenfield Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
    • Sandpiper Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
    • Bammel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Garden City Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
    • Greenwood Forest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbranch, with the one closest to Greenbranch listed first.
    • Brookside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pearland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • West Oaks Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Fairway Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
    • Westwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Woodcreek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbranch, with the one closest to Greenbranch listed first.
    • Baytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mont Belvieu
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbranch, with the one closest to Greenbranch listed first.
    • Meadows Place
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
    • Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Mission Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Missouri City Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Clodine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Town West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Stafford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Oaks Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Cinco Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Fifth Street
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
    • Fresno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Katy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Galveston County
    • Quaker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbranch, with the one closest to Greenbranch listed first.
    • Gum Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Plum Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Stilson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Dayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbranch, with the one closest to Greenbranch listed first.
    • Porter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge North
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chateau Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Porter Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • The Woodlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Shenandoah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • New Caney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodloch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Roman Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • Woodbranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Grangerland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Greenbranch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenbranch.

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

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

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

  • Morales Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Aldine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
    • The Houston National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109415 <2>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brookside Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mueschke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cemetery Beautiful
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beautiful
    • The Cemetery Beautiful has also been known as:
    • Beautiful Cemetery
    • Paradise Beautiful Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2834 <2>
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • The Calvary Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eternity Park Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn North Cemetery
  • Eternity Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Paradise North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Rosewood Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Glameyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Adath Israel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Greenbranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenbranch.

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

  • Aldine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Humble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Houston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Piney Point Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Magnolia Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Sheldon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Harrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Jeanetta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
  • New Caney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Huffman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cypress
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Addicks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Pierce Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
    • Crosby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Greenbranch ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenbranch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenbranch, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenbranch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Greenbranch:

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 Greenbranch, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenbranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.