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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 Greenwood Forest (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 Greenwood Forest. 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 Greenwood Forest ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Greenwood Forest: Greenwood Frst.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Greenwood Forest is located in Harris 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 Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Greenwood Forest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Forest, with the one closest to Greenwood Forest listed first.
    • Oak Creek Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Greenfield Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
    • Deco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bammel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Houston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Houston
      • North Houston is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Houston <2>
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louetta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Louetta
      • From Greenwood Forest to Louetta
    • Hudson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Harris County
    • Woodedge Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodedge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
      • Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
    • Southbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Klein
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Garden City Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
      • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
    • Jersey Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Village
      • Jersey Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Village <2>
    • Westbourne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • Brookside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Forest, with the one closest to Greenwood Forest listed first.
    • Mission Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
    • Clodine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Oaks Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Meadows Place
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Meadows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
    • Town West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
    • Cinco Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinco Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
    • Katy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <2>
    • Pin Oak Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Missouri City Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 south)
    • Fifth Street
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifth Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
    • Sugar Land
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Grimes County
    • Todd Mission
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Liberty County
    • Plum Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Forest, with the one closest to Greenwood Forest listed first.
    • Oak Ridge North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
      • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <2>
    • The Woodlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chateau Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Shenandoah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Porter Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stagecoach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Woodloch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodloch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Pinehurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Grangerland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Caney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Forest, with the one closest to Greenwood Forest listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
      • Brookshire is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <2>
    • Prairie View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <2>
    • Pattison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Greenwood Forest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwood Forest.

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 Greenwood Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ehrhardt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ehrhardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glameyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glameyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glameyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDougle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDougle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDougle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houston National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klein Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paradise North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wunsche Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wunsche Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wunsche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Budde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Budde Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Budde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dowdell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowdell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Mueschke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roeder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roeder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roeder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Greenwood Forest ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood Forest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwood Forest, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenwood Forest.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Greenwood Forest:

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Greenwood Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Greenwood Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9733, Longitude: -95.5054    









 

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