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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 Inwood Forest (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 Inwood Forest. 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 and 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.

Inwood Forest is located in Harris 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 Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Inwood Forest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inwood Forest, with the one closest to Inwood Forest listed first.
    • Garden City Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
      • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
    • Lincoln City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
      • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
    • Hudson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Harris County
    • Candlelight Oaks Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlelight Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight Oaks Village
      • Candlelight Oaks Village is located in Harris County
    • Greenfield Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
    • Aldine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Houston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Houston
      • North Houston is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Houston <2>
    • Southbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
      • Southbrook is located in Harris County
    • Hilshire Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilshire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
      • Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • City of Spring Valley Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of Spring Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Spring Valley Village
      • City of Spring Valley Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for City of Spring Valley Village <2>
    • Spring Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jersey Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Village
      • Jersey Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Village <2>
    • Deco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inwood Forest, with the one closest to Inwood Forest listed first.
    • Brookside Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookside Village <2>
    • Fairway Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
    • West Oaks Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Pearland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Woodcreek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
    • Manvel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <2>
    • Iowa Colony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inwood Forest, with the one closest to Inwood Forest listed first.
    • Mission Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
    • Missouri City Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
    • Clodine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadows Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
      • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
    • Meadows
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
    • Town West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
    • Stafford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • West Oaks Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Fifth Street
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifth Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
    • Cinco Ranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinco Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
    • Sugar Land
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pin Oak Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Dewalt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
      • Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inwood Forest, with the one closest to Inwood Forest listed first.
    • Quaker Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
    • Friendswood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Parkwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inwood Forest, with the one closest to Inwood Forest listed first.
    • Oak Ridge North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
      • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <2>
    • Chateau Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • The Woodlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Porter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shenandoah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
    • Porter Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodloch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodloch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Pinehurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Stagecoach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • New Caney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Grangerland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Roman Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
  • Waller County
    • Brookshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
      • Brookshire is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <2>

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

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 Inwood Forest:

Cemeteries Near Inwood Forest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Inwood Forest.

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 Inwood Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Paradise North Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cemetery Beautiful
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Houston National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
    • The Houston National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston National Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109415 <4>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Adath Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adath Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Israel Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beth El Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
  • Adath Emeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adath Emeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Emeth Cemetery
  • Morales Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morales Cemetery
  • Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adath Yeshurun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...

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 Inwood Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Inwood Forest.

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

  • Aldine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Point Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
    • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
    • 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>
  • Houston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeanetta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeanetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
  • Addicks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
  • Pierce Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
  • Magnolia Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
  • Humble
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Westfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
  • Harrisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
  • Cypress
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clodine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stafford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • Rose Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Harris County

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

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Inwood Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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