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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 Mont Belvieu (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 Mont Belvieu. 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 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.

Mont Belvieu is primarily located in Chambers County. A portion of Mont Belvieu extends into Liberty 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 Chambers County: Harris, Jefferson & Liberty.

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

  • Chambers County     (The home county of Mont Belvieu)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mont Belvieu, with the one closest to Mont Belvieu listed first.
    • Old River - Winfree
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Wallisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Beach City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Baytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Turtle Bayou
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
    • Anahuac
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hankamer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Shoreacres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Monroe City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
    • Double Bayou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
    • Seabrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • Woodcreek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mont Belvieu, with the one closest to Mont Belvieu listed first.
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kemah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <1>
    • Bacliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • South Shore Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
    • San Leon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • League City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Parkwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
    • Quaker Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Crystal Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendswood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mont Belvieu, with the one closest to Mont Belvieu listed first.
    • Cedar Bayou
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Chaparral Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
    • Highlands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Barrett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crosby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Morgan's Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Channelview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sheldon is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • La Porte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huffman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverleaf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mont Belvieu, with the one closest to Mont Belvieu listed first.
    • Moss Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Stilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Dayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ames
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Gum Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Kenefick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Raywood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Dayton Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Devers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mont Belvieu, with the one closest to Mont Belvieu listed first.
    • Porter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Caney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Roman Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • Patton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Woodbranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mont Belvieu ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mont Belvieu.

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 Mont Belvieu - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • First United Methodist Cemetery of Mont Belvieu
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Busch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Icet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Walter Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Winfree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Earthman Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mont Belvieu had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mont Belvieu had a population of 7,137 people.

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

  • Cedar Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
  • Wallisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moss Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Lynchburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Crosby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Turtle Bayou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
  • Dayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Anahuac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sheldon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Ames
    (16 miles [25.7 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
  • Huffman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Double Bayou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
    • Red Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Smith Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mont Belvieu ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mont Belvieu.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mont Belvieu. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mont Belvieu and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mont Belvieu.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Mont Belvieu.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Mont Belvieu:

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 Mont Belvieu, 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 from Point A (ie- Mont Belvieu) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.