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 Lincoln City (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 Lincoln City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Lincoln City 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 Lincoln City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincoln City:
- Harris County (The home county of Lincoln City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Aldine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garden City Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Candlelight Oaks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Greenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Pinewood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Southbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Southbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
- Greenfield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
- North Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Village North is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village North
- Hilshire Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- City of Spring Valley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Brookside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Pearland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Westwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Woodcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Manvel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Baytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Meadows Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mission Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Missouri City Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Clodine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Town West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Fifth Street
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- West Oaks Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Cinco Ranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Sugar Land
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dewalt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Quaker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Carmel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Gum Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Plum Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Chateau Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Oak Ridge North
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Woodlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Shenandoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- New Caney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodloch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Stagecoach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Roman Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Pinehurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln City, see our County-by-County Page for Lincoln City.
Cemeteries Near Lincoln City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln City.
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 Lincoln City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lincoln City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Cemetery Beautiful
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beautiful
- The Cemetery Beautiful has also been known as:
- Beautiful Cemetery
- Paradise Beautiful Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2834 <2>
- Restlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paradise North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Houston National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109415 <2>
- Morales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adath Emeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aldine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beth El Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westcott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
- The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Park Cemetery
- Paradise Golden Gate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261357 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
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 Lincoln City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln City, with the one closest to Lincoln City listed first.
- Aldine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Point Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Magnolia Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Humble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Addicks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Pierce Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sheldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cypress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clodine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lincoln City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lincoln City:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston 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 Lincoln City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |