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 Heights (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 Heights. 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 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.
Heights is located in Galveston 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 Galveston County: Brazoria & Harris.
Below are the counties that are near Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heights:
- Galveston County (The home county of Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Texas City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Texas City Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
- La Marque
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
- Texas City Terminal Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchcock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- San Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tiki Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tiki Island is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
- Tiki Island has also been known as:
- Village of Tiki Island
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiki Island <1>
- Dickinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bacliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Hillcrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Alvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pearland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- San Luis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Luis is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
- West Oaks Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Manvel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Iowa Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Seabrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Shoreacres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Baytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beach City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Double Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Anahuac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Mystic Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- El Lago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nassau Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baybrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Gateway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- La Porte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morgan's Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Heights.
Cemeteries Near Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Texas City Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rising Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- La Marque Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mainland Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alta Loma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galveston Municipal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- La Marque
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- Dickinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Smith Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Alvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Cedar Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Red Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Double Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heights.
Newspapers Published in Heights ...
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 184 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heights, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Heights:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Galveston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Harris 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 Heights, 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 from Point A (ie- Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |