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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 Lakes on El Ridge (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 Lakes on El Ridge. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lakes on El Ridge 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 Lakes on El Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakes on El Ridge:

  • Harris County     (The home county of Lakes on El Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakes on El Ridge, with the one closest to Lakes on El Ridge listed first.
    • Concord Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Concord Bridge is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Bridge
    • Bear Creek Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Jersey Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Forest Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
    • Copperfield Southcreek Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Middlegate Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
    • Northmead Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Northmead Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
    • Somerall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerall is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
    • Southdown Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Southdown Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
    • Addicks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Deerfield Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
    • Barker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakes on El Ridge, with the one closest to Lakes on El Ridge listed first.
    • Brazos Country
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Frydek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
    • San Felipe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakes on El Ridge, with the one closest to Lakes on El Ridge listed first.
    • Brookside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairway Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
    • West Oaks Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Pearland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Iowa Colony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Manvel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
    • Woodcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakes on El Ridge, with the one closest to Lakes on El Ridge listed first.
    • Mission Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Clodine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cinco Ranch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • West Oaks Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Town West
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Meadows Place
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Pin Oak Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Katy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
    • Missouri City Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Stafford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fifth Street
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakes on El Ridge, with the one closest to Lakes on El Ridge listed first.
    • Stagecoach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Pinehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Woodlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Oak Ridge North
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Shenandoah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Chateau Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Magnolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Porter Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Woodloch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Karen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Porter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakes on El Ridge, with the one closest to Lakes on El Ridge listed first.
    • Brookshire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pattison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Clemons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Prairie View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields Store
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Pine Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lakes on El Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakes on El Ridge.

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 Lakes on El Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Oaks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Knigge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Addicks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Muller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dowdell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Roeder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Alief Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Beth El Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise North Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find Lakes on El Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakes on El Ridge.

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

  • Addicks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Westfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Piney Point Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Jeanetta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
  • Clodine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cypress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Aldine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Stafford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Houston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Land
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pierce Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Harlem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Foster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lakes on El Ridge:

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 Lakes on El Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.