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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 Londonderry (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 Londonderry. 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 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 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.

Londonderry 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 Londonderry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Londonderry:

  • Harris County     (The home county of Londonderry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Londonderry, with the one closest to Londonderry listed first.
    • Pinewood Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Hufsmith
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Tomball
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Klein
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Forest North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • Westbourne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
    • Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Bammel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Oak Creek Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
    • Deco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Londonderry, with the one closest to Londonderry listed first.
    • Katy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Pin Oak Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Clodine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mission Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Cinco Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • West Oaks Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Londonderry, with the one closest to Londonderry listed first.
    • Todd Mission
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoneham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Londonderry, with the one closest to Londonderry listed first.
    • Plum Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Londonderry, with the one closest to Londonderry listed first.
    • The Woodlands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chateau Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Shenandoah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Stagecoach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Woodloch
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Porter Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Magnolia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Conroe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Londonderry, with the one closest to Londonderry listed first.
    • New Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Elmina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Londonderry, with the one closest to Londonderry listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Prairie View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 Londonderry, see our County-by-County Page for Londonderry.

Cemeteries Near Londonderry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Londonderry.

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

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

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

  • Huckabee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bonin Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bogs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogs Cemetery
    • The Bogs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bogs - Hufsmith Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #626407 <2>
  • Hufsmith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufsmith Cemetery
    • The Hufsmith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hufsmith - McCall Cemetery
    • McCall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5097 <2>
  • Pate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Juergens - Martens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pillot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Klein Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Decker Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (141 more) ...
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • McDougle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Budde Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Egypt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Cypress
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Conroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
  • Aldine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hockley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Humble
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Caney
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Willis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
  • Waller
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Westfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Addicks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Plantersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Londonderry ...

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 Londonderry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Londonderry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Londonderry.

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 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 Londonderry:

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 Londonderry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Londonderry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.