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 Lakewood Heights (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 Lakewood Heights. 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 Lakewood Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lakewood Heights: Lakewood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lakewood Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakewood Heights.
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.
Lakewood Heights 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 Lakewood Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakewood Heights:
- Harris County (The home county of Lakewood Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Heights, with the one closest to Lakewood Heights listed first.
- Huffman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greentree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Atascocita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Ridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Bear Branch Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
- Elm Grove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Sherwood Trails Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Hills Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Humble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Intercontinental Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Heights, with the one closest to Lakewood Heights listed first.
- Mont Belvieu
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old River - Winfree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Baytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Beach City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Wallisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Turtle Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Heights, with the one closest to Lakewood Heights listed first.
- Gum Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Stilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Kenefick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dayton Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Ames
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Moss Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Heights, with the one closest to Lakewood Heights listed first.
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Caney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roman Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Woodbranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Patton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Splendora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Grangerland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Chateau Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Oak Ridge North
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodloch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakewood Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Lakewood Heights.
Cemeteries Near Lakewood Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakewood Heights.
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 Lakewood Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakewood Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakewood Heights, with the one closest to Lakewood Heights listed first.
- Huffman Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Humble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skinner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- The White Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Rosewood Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kid Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Lakewood Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakewood Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakewood Heights, with the one closest to Lakewood Heights listed first.
- Huffman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Humble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- New Caney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Mont Belvieu
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aldine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Magnolia Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Moss Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakewood Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakewood Heights.
Newspapers Published in Lakewood Heights ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakewood Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakewood Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lakewood Heights:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery 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 Lakewood Heights, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakewood Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |