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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 Oakhurst Shores (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 Oakhurst Shores. 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 Oakhurst Shores ...
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 Oakhurst Shores: Oakhurst Shrs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oakhurst Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakhurst Shores.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Oakhurst Shores 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 Oakhurst Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakhurst Shores:
- Harris County (The home county of Oakhurst Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst Shores, with the one closest to Oakhurst Shores listed first.
- Gateway Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- La Porte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan's Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Mystic Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- El Lago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nassau Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Chaparral Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
- Baybrook Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst Shores, with the one closest to Oakhurst Shores listed first.
- Woodcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Pearland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Brookside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Alvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Fairway Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Manvel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst Shores, with the one closest to Oakhurst Shores listed first.
- Shoreacres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Seabrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beach City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Smith Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Mont Belvieu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old River - Winfree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Wallisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anahuac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Double Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Turtle Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Hankamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst Shores, with the one closest to Oakhurst Shores listed first.
- Fresno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Juliff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
- Hawdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
- Hawdon has also been known as:
- Hawdon Junction
- Sienna Plantation
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst Shores, with the one closest to Oakhurst Shores listed first.
- Clear Lake Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kemah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Shore Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Bacliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- League City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Quaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- La Marque
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst Shores, with the one closest to Oakhurst Shores listed first.
- Moss Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Stilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakhurst Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Oakhurst Shores.
Cemeteries Near Oakhurst Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakhurst Shores.
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 Oakhurst Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakhurst Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakhurst Shores, with the one closest to Oakhurst Shores listed first.
- La Porte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <2>
- Cedarhurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
- The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Hurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <2>
- Seabrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Betheny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill of Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeZavalla Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Fisher Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Oakhurst Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakhurst Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakhurst Shores, with the one closest to Oakhurst Shores listed first.
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Red Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Cedar Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Dickinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Sheldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Smith Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Mont Belvieu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- La Marque
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wallisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakhurst Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakhurst Shores.
Newspapers Published in Oakhurst Shores ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakhurst Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakhurst Shores, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakhurst Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oakhurst Shores:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty 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 Oakhurst Shores, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakhurst Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |