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 Lynchburg Landing (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 Lynchburg Landing. 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 Lynchburg Landing ...
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 Lynchburg Landing: Lynchburg Lndg. (or less commonly used: Lynchburg Lndng.)
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 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.
Lynchburg Landing 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 Lynchburg Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynchburg Landing:
- Harris County (The home county of Lynchburg Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- Channelview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloverleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chaparral Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
- Barrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sheldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- La Porte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan's Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Cedar Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Winterwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
- Galena Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- Woodcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Brookside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pearland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Westwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Fairway Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Alvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Manvel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Iowa Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- Baytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Beach City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Mont Belvieu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seabrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Old River - Winfree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Wallisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Anahuac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Turtle Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Smith Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Double Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- Fresno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Fifth Street
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Hawdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
- Hawdon has also been known as:
- Hawdon Junction
- Missouri City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- Clear Lake Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kemah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Shore Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- League City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Bacliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Friendswood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dickinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- San Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- Stilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Gum Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenefick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Ames
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Plum Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Dayton Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Caney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roman Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Woodbranch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Patton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Porter Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynchburg Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Lynchburg Landing.
Cemeteries Near Lynchburg Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynchburg Landing.
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 Lynchburg Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lynchburg Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- DeZavalla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- San Jacinto Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hill of Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Betheny Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Earthman Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earthman Memory Gardens
- The Earthman Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Baytown Memorial Cemetery
- Memory Gardens of Baytown
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280 <2>
- Cedarhurst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
- The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Hurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <2>
- La Porte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crosby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lynch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Lynchburg Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lynchburg Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynchburg Landing, with the one closest to Lynchburg Landing listed first.
- Lynchburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Red Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Sheldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Cedar Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Crosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Magnolia Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Mont Belvieu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huffman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Humble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pierce Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Wallisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dickinson
(21 miles [33.8 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 Lynchburg Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynchburg Landing.
Newspapers Published in Lynchburg Landing ...
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 Lynchburg Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynchburg Landing, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lynchburg Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lynchburg Landing:
- 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 Lynchburg Landing, 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- Lynchburg Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |