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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 Kendleton (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 Kendleton. 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 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.

Kendleton is located in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.

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

  • Fort Bend County     (The home county of Kendleton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendleton, with the one closest to Kendleton listed first.
    • Powell Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
    • Beasley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Needville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Orchard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pleak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Fairchilds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Rosenberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Guy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Simonton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weston Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
    • Fulshear
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendleton, with the one closest to Kendleton listed first.
    • Wallis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brazos Country
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Frydek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
    • San Felipe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sealy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendleton, with the one closest to Kendleton listed first.
    • Damon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Danciger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lochridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
    • Old Ocean
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendleton, with the one closest to Kendleton listed first.
    • Matthews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Boedecker Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Eldridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Eagle Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ramsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Altair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendleton, with the one closest to Kendleton listed first.
    • Catalina Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Westlake Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Westlake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westlake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Alief
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashford Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashford Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
    • Barker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westpark Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendleton, with the one closest to Kendleton listed first.
    • Pledger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • McCroskey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Chalmers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Van Vleck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendleton, with the one closest to Kendleton listed first.
    • Brookshire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pattison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clemons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendleton, with the one closest to Kendleton listed first.
    • Hungerford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bernard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nottawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • Wharton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Glen Flora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newgulf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lissie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Lane City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bonus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Pierce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Kendleton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kendleton.

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 Kendleton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Old Kendleton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kendleton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Powell Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Modena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Friedens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Snake Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Gabriel Cemetery Annex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Routt Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Czech National Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • San Francisco Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Middle Bernard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Jerusalem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Krasna Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kendleton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kendleton had a population of 458 people.

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

  • Hungerford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Bernard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nottawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
  • Wharton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosenberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mackay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • Richmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Foster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Fulshear
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Crabb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
  • Pledger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Harlem
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Thompsons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • San Felipe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Kendleton ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kendleton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kendleton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kendleton.

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 Kendleton:

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 Kendleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Kendleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.