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 North Cleveland (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 North Cleveland. 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.
Name Variations for North Cleveland ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Cleveland: N. Cleveland
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Cleveland. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Cleveland.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
North Cleveland is located in 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 Liberty County: Chambers, Hardin, Harris, Montgomery, Polk & San Jacinto.
Below are the counties that are near North Cleveland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Cleveland:
- Liberty County (The home county of North Cleveland)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Plum Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Rayburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rayburn is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Africa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Romayor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coushatta Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
- Rye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gum Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Big Thicket Creekmore Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuqua ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fuqua is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
- Dayton Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Kenefick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- Votaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thicket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Batson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- Elm Grove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Bear Branch Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
- Greentree Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Sherwood Trails Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Hills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huffman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Ridge Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Kingwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atascocita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Humble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Intercontinental Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandpiper Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- Splendora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Patton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Roman Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Woodbranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Grangerland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Caney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cut and Shoot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Porter Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodloch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Conroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Chateau Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- Goodrich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- Ace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lamont is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Schwab City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schwab City is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
- West Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Livingston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- Shepherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Coldspring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laurel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Point Blank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- New Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Barado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Cleveland, see our County-by-County Page for North Cleveland.
Cemeteries Near North Cleveland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Cleveland.
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 North Cleveland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Cleveland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- Roark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hanson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cleveland Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Squier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purkerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGinnis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boothe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Security Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Mizell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 North Cleveland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Cleveland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Cleveland, with the one closest to North Cleveland listed first.
- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Keno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Shepherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Caney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Coldspring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maynard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Goodrich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huffman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Humble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Cleveland. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Cleveland.
Newspapers Published in North Cleveland ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Cleveland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Cleveland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Cleveland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Cleveland:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Liberty County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardin County
- Harris County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- San Jacinto County
- Walker 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 North Cleveland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Cleveland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |