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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 Jones Creek (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 Jones Creek. 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 Jones Creek ...

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 Jones Creek: Jones Crk. (or less commonly used: Jones Ck. or Jones Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Jones Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Creek may originally have been Jone's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Creek might be written as Jone Creek.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Creek.

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 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.

Jones Creek is located in Wharton 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 Wharton County: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Lavaca & Matagorda.

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

  • Wharton County     (The home county of Jones Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Creek, with the one closest to Jones Creek listed first.
    • Hahn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
    • El Campo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pierce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Flora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Egypt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillje
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
    • Bonus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Wharton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Louise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hungerford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Danevang
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Creek, with the one closest to Jones Creek listed first.
    • Wallis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
  • Brazoria County
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Creek, with the one closest to Jones Creek listed first.
    • Nada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eldridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Garwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boedecker Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Matthews
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
    • Eagle Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Altair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Ramsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Sheridan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alleyton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Creek, with the one closest to Jones Creek listed first.
    • Kendleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
    • Four Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Beasley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Needville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Orchard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Creek, with the one closest to Jones Creek listed first.
    • Ganado
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Francitas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Edna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <2>
    • Morales
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Lavaca County
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Creek, with the one closest to Jones Creek listed first.
    • Midfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • McCroskey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Pledger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Chalmers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Markham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
    • Blessing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Elmaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bay City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Jones Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Creek.

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 Jones Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hahn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Garden of Memories
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandbridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Nada Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Old Jerusalem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • St. Procopius Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Procopius Cemetery
      • The St. Procopius Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Procopius Cemetery
    • Garwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frazer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Mackay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • Wharton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Louise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hungerford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ganado
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Nottawa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
  • Eagle Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Altair
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kendleton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Bernard
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramsey
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Pledger
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
    • Morales
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Edna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Jones Creek ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Creek.

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 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 Jones Creek:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Jones Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Jones Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.