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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 Hoskins (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 Hoskins. 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 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.

Hoskins is located in Brazoria County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brazoria County: Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda & Wharton.

Below are the counties that are near Hoskins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoskins:

  • Brazoria County     (The home county of Hoskins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • San Luis ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Luis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
      • San Luis is located in Brazoria County
    • Bastrop Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop Beach
      • Bastrop Beach is located in Brazoria County
    • Danbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
    • Oyster Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
      • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Liverpool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Richwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Richwood is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <3>
    • Angleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
      • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <3>
    • Surfside Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
      • Surfside Beach is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <3>
    • Clute
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
      • Clute is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <3>
    • Quintana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
      • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <3>
    • Velasco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velasco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasco
      • Velasco is located in Brazoria County
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Juliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
      • Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
    • Hawdon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
      • Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
      • Hawdon has also been known as:
      • Hawdon Junction
    • Arcola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <3>
    • Sienna Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sienna Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
      • Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
    • Fresno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
      • Fresno is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <3>
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Jamaica Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Beach
      • Jamaica Beach is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamaica Beach <3>
    • Hitchcock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Fe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
      • Santa Fe is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <3>
    • Texas City Terminal Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas City Terminal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Terminal Junction
      • Texas City Terminal Junction is located in Galveston County
    • Bayou Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
      • Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
    • La Marque
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiki Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiki Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Island
      • Tiki Island is located in Galveston County
      • 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 <3>
    • Carmel Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
    • Texas City Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
      • Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
    • Dickinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <3>
    • Friendswood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
      • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <3>
    • Parkwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Baybrook Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
      • Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
    • Webster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <3>
    • Clear Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake City
      • Clear Lake City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake City <3>
    • Nassau Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Bay
      • Nassau Bay is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau Bay <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoskins, see our County-by-County Page for Hoskins.

Cemeteries Near Hoskins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoskins.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoskins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.

  • Phair Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Danbury Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudgens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgens Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hudgens Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4399 <4>
  • Angleton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Liverpool Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Restwood Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gulf Coast Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Velasco Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Quintana Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Burrel Chapel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrel Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrel Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2672 <4>
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Oakland Community Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mustang Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • New Revelation Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<5>

While we didn't find Hoskins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoskins.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.

  • Oyster Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
    • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
  • Liverpool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Velasco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velasco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasco
    • Velasco is located in Brazoria County
  • Quintana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Chenango
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
  • Alvin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
  • Arcadia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
  • Bonney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
    • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Brazoria
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • La Marque
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Point
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Hinkles Ferry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkles Ferry
    • Hinkles Ferry is located in Brazoria County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Virginia Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
      • Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
    • Dickinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <3>
    • Galveston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoskins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoskins.

Newspapers Published in Hoskins ...

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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoskins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoskins, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoskins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hoskins:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoskins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hoskins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Hoskins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoskins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1341, Longitude: -95.2344       In this case, the coordinates for Hoskins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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