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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Lemonville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lemonville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lemonville, please Contact Us.

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 Lemonville (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 Lemonville. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Lemonville is historic, it would have been located within present day Orange 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 Orange County: Calcasieu (LA), Cameron (LA), Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson & Newton.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Lemonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonville, with the one closest to Lemonville listed first.
    • Mauriceville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Texla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Texla is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
    • Pinehurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • Orangefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Terry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Terry is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Orange
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Orange
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vidor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <2>
    • Pine Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Bridge City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rose City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose City is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonville, with the one closest to Lemonville listed first.
    • Loeb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Loeb is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
    • Rose Hill Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Silsbee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumberton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Kountze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonville, with the one closest to Lemonville listed first.
    • Bunker Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Buna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Evadale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Call Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
    • Kirbyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonville, with the one closest to Lemonville listed first.
    • Higgins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Higgins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Groves
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Groves is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <2>
    • Port Neches
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Central Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
    • Beaumont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nederland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Voth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Port Arthur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Amelia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Port Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bevil Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Pine Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonville, with the one closest to Lemonville listed first.
    • Deweyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Call
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • Helme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonville, with the one closest to Lemonville listed first.
    • Starks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <2>
    • Edgerly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Carlyss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
    • Sulphur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <2>
    • Dequincy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dequincy is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dequincy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dequincy <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Lemonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lemonville.

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

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

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

  • Wilkinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Linscomb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dorman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Winfree Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kishi Colony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Granger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Echo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Tulane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tulane is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
  • Terry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Terry is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Orange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <2>
  • Rosedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Beaumont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgerly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Amelia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Pine Island
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Nona
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • La Belle
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Belle is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • Kountze
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Lemonville ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lemonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lemonville, 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 Lemonville.

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 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 Lemonville:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lemonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lemonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.