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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 North Country (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 Country. 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 Country ...

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 Country: N. Country

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 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.

North Country 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 North Country. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Country:

  • Harris County     (The home county of North Country)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Country, with the one closest to North Country listed first.
    • Aldine
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lincoln City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
    • Garden City Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
    • Southbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Southbrook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
    • Greenfield Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
    • Candlelight Oaks Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Hudson is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Greenwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Pinewood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pinewood Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
    • North Houston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Village North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pine Village North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village North
    • Greenwood Forest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
    • Bammel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Country, with the one closest to North Country listed first.
    • Brookside Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairway Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
    • Pearland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • West Oaks Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Westwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Woodcreek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
    • Manvel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
    • Iowa Colony
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Country, with the one closest to North Country listed first.
    • Baytown
      (28 miles [45.1 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 North Country, with the one closest to North Country listed first.
    • Missouri City Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Meadows Place
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Mission Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Stafford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Clodine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Town West
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Fifth Street
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
    • West Oaks Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Cinco Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Missouri City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Land
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewalt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Country, with the one closest to North Country listed first.
    • Quaker Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Friendswood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Country, with the one closest to North Country listed first.
    • Gum Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Plum Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Country, with the one closest to North Country listed first.
    • Chateau Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Oak Ridge North
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Woodlands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Porter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Shenandoah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • New Caney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodloch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Woodbranch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Pinehurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stagecoach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Grangerland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near North Country ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Country.

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

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

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

  • Cemetery Beautiful
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Paradise North Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
    • The Houston National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109415 <2>
  • Morales Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Adath Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Aldine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Adath Emeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westcott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookside Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Beth El Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Gate Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Aldine
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Piney Point Village
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Houston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Humble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jeanetta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
  • Magnolia Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Addicks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Pierce Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
  • Sheldon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Cypress
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Westfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Westfield is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Red Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Clodine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

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 North Country:

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 Country, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.