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 Hankamer (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 Hankamer. 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 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.
Hankamer is located in Chambers 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 Chambers County: Harris, Jefferson & Liberty.
Below are the counties that are near Hankamer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hankamer:
- Chambers County (The home county of Hankamer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hankamer, with the one closest to Hankamer listed first.
- Turtle Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Monroe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Anahuac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Double Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Old River - Winfree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Winnie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beach City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Mont Belvieu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Baytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hankamer, with the one closest to Hankamer listed first.
- High Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caplen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Caplen is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplen
- Gilchrist
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bolivar Peninsula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bolivar Peninsula is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Peninsula
- Crystal Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hankamer, with the one closest to Hankamer listed first.
- Grayburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grayburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
- Sour Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Batson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
- Saratoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hankamer, with the one closest to Hankamer listed first.
- Cedar Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Chaparral Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
- Morgan's Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Highlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- La Porte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- Channelview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huffman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mystic Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hankamer, with the one closest to Hankamer listed first.
- Hamshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- China
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- La Belle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Taylor Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Landing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Amelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Bevil Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hankamer, with the one closest to Hankamer listed first.
- Moss Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Devers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Ames
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daisetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kenefick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Dayton Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hankamer, see our County-by-County Page for Hankamer.
Cemeteries Near Hankamer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hankamer.
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 Hankamer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hankamer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hankamer, with the one closest to Hankamer listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whites Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Broussard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tom Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayshore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benjamin Barrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Abshier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eminence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Godfrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anahuac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hankamer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hankamer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hankamer, with the one closest to Hankamer listed first.
- Turtle Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Anahuac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moss Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Double Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Felicia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Ames
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Mont Belvieu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- China
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Sour Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hankamer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hankamer.
Newspapers Published in Hankamer ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hankamer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hankamer, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hankamer.
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 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 Hankamer:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Chambers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Galveston County
- Hardin County
- Harris County
- Jefferson County
- Liberty 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> | 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 Hankamer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hankamer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |