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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 Nederland (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 Nederland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Nederland is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Chambers, Hardin, Liberty & Orange.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Nederland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nederland, with the one closest to Nederland listed first.
    • Central Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
    • Port Neches
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Groves
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Groves is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
    • Port Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Higgins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Higgins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Port Arthur
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylor Landing is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Landing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Beaumont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Belle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
    • Amelia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Pine Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Sabine Pass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Voth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nederland, with the one closest to Nederland listed first.
    • Winnie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stowell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nederland, with the one closest to Nederland listed first.
    • Loeb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Loeb is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
    • Rose Hill Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Lumberton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Grayburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
    • Silsbee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sour Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nederland, with the one closest to Nederland listed first.
    • Evadale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bunker Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Newton County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nederland, with the one closest to Nederland listed first.
    • Rose City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rose City is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Terry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Terry is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Vidor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <1>
    • Bridge City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orangefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pinehurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • West Orange
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Texla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Texla is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
    • Mauriceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemonville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemonville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
  • Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Vinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Nederland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nederland.

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

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

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

  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Groves.
    • The Johnson Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Johnson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987385 <2>
  • Hillebrandt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Adcock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kishi Colony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Hebert Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Nederland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nederland.

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

  • Terry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Terry is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • La Belle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Belle is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • Beaumont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tulane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulane is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
  • Amelia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Rosedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Pine Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Sabine Pass
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Orange
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • China
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
  • Johnsons Bayou
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsons Bayou is located in Cameron Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Bayou
  • Sour Lake
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vinton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nederland ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nederland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nederland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nederland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nederland.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Nederland.

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 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 Nederland:

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