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 Hunters Creek Village (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 Hunters Creek Village. 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 Hunters Creek Village ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Hunters Creek Village: Hunters Crk. Vlg. (or less commonly used: Hunters Ck. Vlg. or Hunters Cr. Vlg.)
- While the name of this city is Hunters Creek Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hunters Creek Village may originally have been Hunter's Creek Village.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hunters Creek Village might be written as Hunter Creek Village.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Hunters Creek Village 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 Hunters Creek Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hunters Creek Village:
- Harris County (The home county of Hunters Creek Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek Village, with the one closest to Hunters Creek Village listed first.
- City of Spring Valley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Hilshire Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Hedwig Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- Piney Point Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Bunker Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Buckner Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Candlelight Oaks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southside Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southside Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Southside Place has also been known as:
- South Side Place
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <2>
- West University Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Village East
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Alief
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek Village, with the one closest to Hunters Creek Village listed first.
- Brookside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Manvel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Iowa Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Sandy Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Lochridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Alvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Chambers County
- Shoreacres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek Village, with the one closest to Hunters Creek Village listed first.
- Missouri City Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Meadows Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mission Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Town West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Clodine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Missouri City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dewalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Cinco Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek Village, with the one closest to Hunters Creek Village listed first.
- Quaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Parkwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- League City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek Village, with the one closest to Hunters Creek Village listed first.
- Oak Ridge North
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- The Woodlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Shenandoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Stagecoach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pinehurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek Village, with the one closest to Hunters Creek Village listed first.
- Brookshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hunters Creek Village, see our County-by-County Page for Hunters Creek Village.
Cemeteries Near Hunters Creek Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunters Creek Village.
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 Hunters Creek Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hunters Creek Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hunters Creek Village, with the one closest to Hunters Creek Village listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- College Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <3>
- Addicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3828 <3>
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft Friedof
- German Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7491 <3>
- Olivewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivewood Cemetery
- The Olivewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hollow Wood Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136702 <3>
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Alief Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Hunters Creek Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hunters Creek Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hunters Creek Village, with the one closest to Hunters Creek Village listed first.
- Piney Point Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Jeanetta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Addicks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Pierce Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Aldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clodine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sugar Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Duke
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hunters Creek Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hunters Creek Village.
Newspapers Published in Hunters Creek Village ...
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 248 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunters Creek Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunters Creek Village, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hunters Creek Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hunters Creek Village:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hunters Creek Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hunters Creek Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |