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 Kings Court (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 Kings Court. 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 Kings Court ...
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 Kings Court: Kings Ct. (or less commonly used: Kings Crt.)
- While the name of this community is Kings Court, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Court may originally have been King's Court.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Court might be written as King Court.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kings Court. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kings Court.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Kings Court 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 Kings Court. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Court:
- Harris County (The home county of Kings Court)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Court, with the one closest to Kings Court listed first.
- Park Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Glenbrook Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
- Magnolia Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Meadow Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
- South Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pasadena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galena Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Jacinto City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southside Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southside Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Southside Place has also been known as:
- South Side Place
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <2>
- West University Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Court, with the one closest to Kings Court listed first.
- Brookside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pearland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Fairway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Westwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Woodcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Manvel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Alvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Sandy Point
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bonney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Court, with the one closest to Kings Court listed first.
- Shoreacres
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beach City
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Court, with the one closest to Kings Court listed first.
- Fresno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Missouri City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dewalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Hawdon
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Trammels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- Meadows Place
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Sienna Plantation
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Juliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Court, with the one closest to Kings Court listed first.
- Quaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Carmel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- League City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Kemah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bacliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Santa Fe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- San Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- Porter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings Court, see our County-by-County Page for Kings Court.
Cemeteries Near Kings Court ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings Court.
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 Kings Court - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings Court covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings Court, with the one closest to Kings Court listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dagg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden of Angels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resurrection Garden
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Olivewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivewood Cemetery
- The Olivewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hollow Wood Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136702 <3>
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Kings Court in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kings Court.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings Court, with the one closest to Kings Court listed first.
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Pierce Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Red Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Jeanetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Piney Point Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Aldine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Duke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Lynchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Sheldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings Court. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Court.
Newspapers Published in Kings Court ...
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 269 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Court.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Court, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings Court.
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 Kings Court:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kings Court, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |