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 Jeanetta (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 Jeanetta. 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.
Jeanetta 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 Jeanetta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jeanetta:
- Harris County (The home county of Jeanetta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeanetta, with the one closest to Jeanetta listed first.
- Piney Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Brays Village East
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Bunker Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Hunters Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Buckner Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Bellaire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hedwig Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- City of Spring Valley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Alief
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Catalina Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeanetta, with the one closest to Jeanetta listed first.
- Brookside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Iowa Colony
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Manvel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Sandy Point
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Rosharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeanetta, with the one closest to Jeanetta listed first.
- Missouri City Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows Place
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Town West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Mission Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Fifth Street
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Clodine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Missouri City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Dewalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeanetta, with the one closest to Jeanetta listed first.
- Quaker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Carmel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Friendswood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- League City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeanetta, with the one closest to Jeanetta listed first.
- Oak Ridge North
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- The Woodlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeanetta, with the one closest to Jeanetta listed first.
- Brookshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jeanetta, see our County-by-County Page for Jeanetta.
Cemeteries Near Jeanetta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jeanetta.
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 Jeanetta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jeanetta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jeanetta, with the one closest to Jeanetta listed first.
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riceville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alief Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Addicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 <2>
- Beth El Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 <2>
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jeanetta had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jeanetta, with the one closest to Jeanetta listed first.
- Piney Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Addicks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Clodine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Aldine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Duke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arcola Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jeanetta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jeanetta.
Newspapers Published in Jeanetta ...
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 Jeanetta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jeanetta, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jeanetta.
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 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 Jeanetta:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston 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 Jeanetta, 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- Jeanetta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |