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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 Maynard (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 Maynard. 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.

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

  • San Jacinto County     (The home county of Maynard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Evergreen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Magnolia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Laurel Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Coldspring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Point Blank
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shepherd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Grimes County
  • Harris County
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • North Cleveland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Rayburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
    • Plum Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Romayor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Willis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Cut and Shoot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Panorama Village
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Conroe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Grangerland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woodloch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Splendora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Shenandoah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Patton Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
    • West Livingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
    • Goodrich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Onalaska
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Livingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Schwab City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
    • Bold Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard 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
    • Trinity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mill Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Elmina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • New Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Barado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • Dodge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Huntsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Wesley Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Maynard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maynard.

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

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

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

  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hargrove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Old Waverly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jasper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Youngblood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boswell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gourd Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Maynard had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • New Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Willis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Coldspring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Phelps
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Dodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Conroe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Point Blank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Keno
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Keno is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Bath
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bath is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Huntsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery
      (23 miles [37 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 Maynard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maynard.

Newspapers Published in Maynard ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maynard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maynard, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maynard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Maynard:

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>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 Maynard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Maynard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.