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 Liberty Hill (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 Liberty Hill. 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 doctors and 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.
Liberty Hill is located in San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County: Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Liberty Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty Hill:
- San Jacinto County (The home county of Liberty Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Coldspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laurel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Shepherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Point Blank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- Votaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harris County
- Elm Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- North Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Rayburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rayburn is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Romayor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Thicket Creekmore Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Fuqua ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fuqua is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
- Coushatta Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Cut and Shoot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Splendora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Willis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grangerland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Patton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Panorama Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Roman Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Woodbranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Conroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Caney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Porter Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Woodloch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- Goodrich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- West Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Livingston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Schwab City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Schwab City is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
- Onalaska
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bold Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- New Willard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Indian Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Leggett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Elmina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- New Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty Hill.
Cemeteries Near Liberty Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty Hill.
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 Liberty Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Lovett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Purkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (103 more) ...
- Montague Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milby Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Liberty Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Coldspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Shepherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Maynard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodrich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Point Blank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Phelps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Conroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Caney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty Hill.
Newspapers Published in Liberty Hill ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberty Hill.
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 Liberty Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to San Jacinto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardin County
- Harris County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Trinity County
- Walker 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 Liberty Hill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |