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 Hogpen Crossing (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 Hogpen Crossing. 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 Hogpen Crossing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hogpen Crossing: Hogpen Xing.
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 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.
Hogpen Crossing is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Chambers, Hardin, Harris, Montgomery, Polk & San Jacinto.
Below are the counties that are near Hogpen Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hogpen Crossing:
- Liberty County (The home county of Hogpen Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogpen Crossing, with the one closest to Hogpen Crossing listed first.
- Devers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisetta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Ames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moss Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Mariam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mariam is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
- Dayton Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Kenefick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Coushatta Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogpen Crossing, with the one closest to Hogpen Crossing listed first.
- Hankamer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Monroe City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Stowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wallisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anahuac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old River - Winfree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Double Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Mont Belvieu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beach City
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogpen Crossing, with the one closest to Hogpen Crossing listed first.
- Grayburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
- Sour Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
- Batson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loeb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loeb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
- Rose Hill Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Lumberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thicket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kountze
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bragg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Votaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silsbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogpen Crossing, with the one closest to Hogpen Crossing listed first.
- Nome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Bevil Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Amelia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Hamshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Voth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Higgins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Taylor Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Landing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Central Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
- Port Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogpen Crossing, with the one closest to Hogpen Crossing listed first.
- Rose City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rose City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Pine Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Vidor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hogpen Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Hogpen Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Hogpen Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hogpen Crossing.
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 Hogpen Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hogpen Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hogpen Crossing, with the one closest to Hogpen Crossing listed first.
- Sahara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pivoto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grayburg Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abshier Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guedry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Albritton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Worthy Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrow Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Hogpen Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hogpen Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hogpen Crossing, with the one closest to Hogpen Crossing listed first.
- Felicia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Sour Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Pine Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moss Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Turtle Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Amelia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Wallisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Anahuac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nona is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hogpen Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hogpen Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Hogpen Crossing ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hogpen Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hogpen Crossing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hogpen Crossing.
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 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 Hogpen Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Liberty County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Orange 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 Hogpen Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hogpen Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |