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 Herbert (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 Herbert. 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 and 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.
Herbert is located in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.
Below are the counties that are near Herbert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herbert:
- Fort Bend County (The home county of Herbert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- First Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Sugar Land
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fifth Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Stafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dewalt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Missouri City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Missouri City Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Booth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greatwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
- New Territory
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Wallis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brazos Country
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Fairway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Iowa Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Manvel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Brookside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Oaks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Lochridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Pearland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Rosharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bonney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Woodcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Carmel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Friendswood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Parkwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- League City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Catalina Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Post Oak Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Alief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brays Village East
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Cambridge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
- Ashford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Westpark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Canterbury Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Bellaire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Bunker Hill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Parkway Villages
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Brookshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pattison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- East Bernard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newgulf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herbert, see our County-by-County Page for Herbert.
Cemeteries Near Herbert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herbert.
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 Herbert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herbert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dewalt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alief Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arcola - Fresno Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Grabiel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Addicks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #162130 <2>
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Herbert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herbert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Sugar Land
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crabb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Thompsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Duke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arcola Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jeanetta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Clodine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Point Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rosenberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Addicks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Pierce Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herbert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herbert.
Newspapers Published in Herbert ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herbert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herbert, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herbert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Herbert:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fort Bend County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Galveston County
- Harris County
- Waller County
- Wharton 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 Herbert, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Herbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |