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 Huntington (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 Huntington. 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 doctors 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.
Huntington 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 Huntington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntington:
- Harris County (The home county of Huntington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Parkland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pasadena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- South Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadow Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
- Galena Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenbrook Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
- Park Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Park Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Channelview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cloverleaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baybrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Woodcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Pearland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- West Oaks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Fairway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Alvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manvel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Iowa Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Rosharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Shoreacres
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Seabrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Mont Belvieu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Smith Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Old River - Winfree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Wallisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anahuac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Fresno
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
- Hawdon has also been known as:
- Hawdon Junction
- Juliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
- Sienna Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Fifth Street
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Missouri City Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Missouri City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dewalt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Trammels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- Meadows Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Quaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Parkwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Friendswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- League City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Carmel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Kemah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bacliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- San Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Stilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Gum Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntington, see our County-by-County Page for Huntington.
Cemeteries Near Huntington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntington.
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 Huntington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Betheny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden of Angels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resurrection Garden
- Cedarhurst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
- The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Hurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <2>
- La Porte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <2>
- DeZavalla Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glendale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (115 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Larrabee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Huntington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huntington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Red Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Pierce Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Dickinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Alvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcola Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntington.
Newspapers Published in Huntington ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntington, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huntington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Huntington:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty 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 Huntington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Huntington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |