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 Hot Wells (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 Hot Wells. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hot Wells 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 Hot Wells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hot Wells:
- Harris County (The home county of Hot Wells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hot Wells, with the one closest to Hot Wells listed first.
- Cypress
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middlegate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
- Northmead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- Southdown Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southdown Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
- Copperfield Southcreek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Somerall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Somerall is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
- Woodedge Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
- Westbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Settlers Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Concord Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Bridge is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Bridge
- Jersey Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hot Wells, with the one closest to Hot Wells listed first.
- Brazos Country
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frydek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hot Wells, with the one closest to Hot Wells listed first.
- Katy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cinco Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Pin Oak Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Clodine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- West Oaks Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Town West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Meadows Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Fulshear
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Pecan Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hot Wells, with the one closest to Hot Wells listed first.
- Todd Mission
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Plantersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hot Wells, with the one closest to Hot Wells listed first.
- Stagecoach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pinehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge North
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Karen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Shenandoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Sleepy Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Woodloch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Porter Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Conroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hot Wells, with the one closest to Hot Wells listed first.
- Fields Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Prairie View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pattison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Clemons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Hempstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hot Wells, see our County-by-County Page for Hot Wells.
Cemeteries Near Hot Wells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hot Wells.
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 Hot Wells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hot Wells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hot Wells, with the one closest to Hot Wells listed first.
- Muller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knigge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dowdell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roeder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fritsche Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zahn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pillot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sander Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McDougle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Hot Wells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hot Wells.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hot Wells, with the one closest to Hot Wells listed first.
- Cypress
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Hockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addicks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Piney Point Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Waller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clodine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aldine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeanetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pattison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Monaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monaville is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hot Wells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hot Wells.
Newspapers Published in Hot Wells ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hot Wells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hot Wells, 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 Hot Wells.
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 Hot Wells:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Fort Bend County
- Grimes County
- Montgomery County
- Waller 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 Hot Wells, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hot Wells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |