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 Greenview Manor (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 Greenview Manor. 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 hospitals 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.
Greenview Manor 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 Greenview Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenview Manor:
- Harris County (The home county of Greenview Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview Manor, with the one closest to Greenview Manor listed first.
- Southbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Southbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
- Spears Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spears Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
- Pine Village North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village North is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village North
- Aldine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandpiper Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Greenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Pinewood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Humble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Bammel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bammel is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
- Garden City Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Greenfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview Manor, with the one closest to Greenview Manor listed first.
- Brookside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pearland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- West Oaks Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Woodcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Westwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview Manor, with the one closest to Greenview Manor listed first.
- Baytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Belvieu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview Manor, with the one closest to Greenview Manor listed first.
- Mission Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Missouri City Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Meadows Place
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Town West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Clodine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Fifth Street
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Cinco Ranch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Fresno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Missouri City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Greenview Manor, with the one closest to Greenview Manor listed first.
- Gum Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Plum Grove
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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 Greenview Manor, with the one closest to Greenview Manor listed first.
- Porter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge North
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- 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
- Sleepy Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Caney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Woodbranch
(18 miles [29 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
- Roman Forest
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Grangerland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenview Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Greenview Manor.
Cemeteries Near Greenview Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenview Manor.
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 Greenview Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenview Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenview Manor, with the one closest to Greenview Manor listed first.
- Morales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aldine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brookside Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Houston National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eternity Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Mueschke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cemetery Beautiful
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Humble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wunsche Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Greenview Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenview Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenview Manor, with the one closest to Greenview Manor listed first.
- Aldine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Humble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- 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
- Piney Point Village
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Huffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Caney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jeanetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- 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
- Red Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Addicks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenview Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenview Manor.
Newspapers Published in Greenview Manor ...
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 Greenview Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenview Manor, 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 Greenview Manor.
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 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 Greenview Manor:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery 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 Greenview Manor, 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- Greenview Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |