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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 Long Point (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 Long Point. 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 Long Point ...

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 Long Point: Long Pt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Long Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Point.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Long Point is located in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.

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

  • Fort Bend County     (The home county of Long Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Point, with the one closest to Long Point listed first.
    • Fairchilds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Guy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Needville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Four Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Thompsons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Booth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greatwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
    • Greatwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
    • Rosenberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Beasley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin County
    • Wallis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Point, with the one closest to Long Point listed first.
    • Damon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lochridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
    • Sandy Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Danciger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosharon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bonney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • West Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Chenango
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • East Columbia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • East Columbia is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbia
    • Holiday Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Iowa Colony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Bailey's Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Point, with the one closest to Long Point listed first.
    • Catalina Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Post Oak Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
    • Alief
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
    • Ashford Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ashford Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
    • Westpark Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
    • Brays Village East
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brays Village East is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
    • Canterbury Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
    • Parkway Villages
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
    • Addicks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Barker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bellaire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Point, with the one closest to Long Point listed first.
    • Pledger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McCroskey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Chalmers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Van Vleck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Caney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Caney is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Waller County
    • Brookshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Point, with the one closest to Long Point listed first.
    • Newgulf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hungerford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lane City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bernard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wharton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mackay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Nottawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • Glen Flora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Egypt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Pierce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Long Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Point.

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 Long Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Guy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cesinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown - Beard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Damon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sandberry Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Snake Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Routt Point Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • West Gethsemane Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Modena Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wow Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Long Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Point.

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

  • Thompsons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crabb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
  • Rosenberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Harlem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Sandy Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Sugar Land
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Duke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Kendleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Pledger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Arcola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Foster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Chenango
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • Arcola Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction

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

Newspapers Published in Long Point ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Point, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Long Point:

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 Long Point, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.