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 Monarch Oaks (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 Monarch Oaks. 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.
Monarch Oaks 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 Monarch Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monarch Oaks:
- Harris County (The home county of Monarch Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Hilshire Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Hunters Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Hedwig Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- Candlelight Oaks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Piney Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Buckner Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Garden City Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Lincoln City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Bellaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Brookside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Woodcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Iowa Colony
(23 miles [37 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
- Manvel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Alvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Baytown
(30 miles [48.3 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 Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Missouri City Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Meadows Place
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mission Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Town West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clodine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- West Oaks Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Missouri City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Land
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Quaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Carmel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- League City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Oak Ridge North
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- The Woodlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Shenandoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Stagecoach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodloch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- New Caney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Brookshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monarch Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Monarch Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Monarch Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monarch Oaks.
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 Monarch Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monarch Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- College Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olivewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft Friedof
- German Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7491 <2>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3828 <2>
- Adath Emeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cemetery Beautiful
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Paradise North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Monarch Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monarch Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monarch Oaks, with the one closest to Monarch Oaks listed first.
- Piney Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aldine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Pierce Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Magnolia Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Clodine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sugar Land
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cypress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Red Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monarch Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monarch Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Monarch Oaks ...
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 248 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monarch Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monarch Oaks, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monarch Oaks.
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 either 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 Monarch Oaks:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Montgomery County
- Waller 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 Monarch Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monarch Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |