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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 Needville (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 Needville. 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 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.

Needville is located in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.

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

  • Fort Bend County     (The home county of Needville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needville, with the one closest to Needville listed first.
    • Fairchilds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Four Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Guy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Beasley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosenberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kendleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cumings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Powell Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
    • Richmond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Greatwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
    • Booth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needville, with the one closest to Needville listed first.
    • Wallis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brazos Country
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Frydek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needville, with the one closest to Needville listed first.
    • Damon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Danciger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lochridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
    • West Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Rosharon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Old Ocean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • East Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East Columbia is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbia
    • Holiday Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Bonney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Chenango
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • Wild Peach Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
  • Colorado County
    • Matthews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needville, with the one closest to Needville listed first.
    • Catalina Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Alief
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashford Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashford Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
    • Westpark Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
    • Brays Village East
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brays Village East is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
    • Post Oak Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
    • Barker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Westlake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Westlake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Westlake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Cambridge Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
    • Parkway Villages
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
    • Addicks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needville, with the one closest to Needville listed first.
    • Pledger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McCroskey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Chalmers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Van Vleck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bay City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Caney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Caney is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
  • Waller County
    • Brookshire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needville, with the one closest to Needville listed first.
    • Newgulf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Boling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hungerford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • East Bernard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wharton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Nottawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • Mackay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Glen Flora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pierce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Egypt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lissie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Needville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Needville.

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

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

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

  • Cesinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Snake Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Routt Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Guy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Modena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Friedens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Damon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Gethsemane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Kendleton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Old Kendleton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Needville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Needville.

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

  • Rosenberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kendleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Crabb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Thompsons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hungerford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pledger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Harlem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Wharton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • East Bernard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Sugar Land
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fulshear
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mackay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Nottawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Needville ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Needville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Needville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Needville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Needville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Needville.

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 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 Needville:

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