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 Hockley (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 Hockley. 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.
Hockley 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 Hockley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hockley:
- Harris County (The home county of Hockley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Waller
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Settlers Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Westbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Tomball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Copperfield Southcreek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlegate Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
- Northmead Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- Somerall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerall is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
- Southdown Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southdown Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
- Westfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Buckhorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Brazos Country
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- San Felipe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frydek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Sealy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Kenney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Wallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Wehdem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Brazos County
- Navasota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Katy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
- Pin Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Cinco Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Fulshear
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clodine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Weston Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
- Simonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Pecan Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Town West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Harlem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Todd Mission
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Plantersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stoneham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Stagecoach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pinehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Karen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Dobbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The Woodlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge North
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Woodloch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Prairie View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Pine Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Hempstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Brookshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Graball ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Chappell Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hockley, see our County-by-County Page for Hockley.
Cemeteries Near Hockley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hockley.
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 Hockley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hockley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hegar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springer Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zahn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warwarofsky Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Fritsche Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hockley had a population of 296 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hockley, with the one closest to Hockley listed first.
- Waller
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Cypress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Monaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monaville is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Hempstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sunny Side
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Pattison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Cochran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Addicks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Whitehall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Courtney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Plantersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hockley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hockley.
Newspapers Published in Hockley ...
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 Hockley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hockley, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hockley.
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 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 Hockley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazos County
- Fort Bend County
- Grimes County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
- Washington 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> | 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- Hockley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hockley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |