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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 Houston (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 Houston. 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 Houston ...

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 Houston: N. Houston

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Houston. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Houston.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of North Houston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Houston, with the one closest to North Houston listed first.
    • Hudson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hudson is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Greenfield Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
    • Greenwood Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
    • Deco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
    • Jersey Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodedge Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
    • Oak Creek Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
    • Bammel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Candlelight Oaks Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Houston, with the one closest to North Houston listed first.
    • Brookside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairway Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
    • Pearland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Oaks Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Westwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Woodcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Houston, with the one closest to North Houston listed first.
    • Mission Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Clodine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • West Oaks Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Meadows Place
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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 south)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Town West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Cinco Ranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Missouri City Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Katy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
    • Pin Oak Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Stafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fifth Street
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
  • Grimes County
    • Todd Mission
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Houston, with the one closest to North Houston listed first.
    • Oak Ridge North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Woodlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Chateau Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Shenandoah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Stagecoach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Porter Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Pinehurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodloch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • New Caney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Houston, with the one closest to North Houston listed first.
    • Brookshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pattison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Fields Store
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Prairie View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near North Houston ...

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

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

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

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

  • Houston National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Paradise North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cemetery Beautiful
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glameyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dowdell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Knigge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • McDougle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morales Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Klein Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Houston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Houston.

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

  • Aldine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Piney Point Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Cypress
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Addicks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Westfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Jeanetta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
  • Houston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Humble
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Clodine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Magnolia Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Harrisburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Hockley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

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 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 Houston:

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