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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 Oaks of Devonshire (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 Oaks of Devonshire. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Oaks of Devonshire)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaks of Devonshire, with the one closest to Oaks of Devonshire listed first.
    • Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest North
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • Bammel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Oak Creek Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
    • Klein
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sandpiper Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
    • Greenwood Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
    • Pinewood Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Greenfield Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
    • Southbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Southbrook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
    • Deco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaks of Devonshire, with the one closest to Oaks of Devonshire listed first.
    • Mission Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Clodine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadows Place
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Town West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Cinco Ranch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Katy
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • West Oaks Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Missouri City Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Stafford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grimes County
    • Todd Mission
      (26 miles [41.8 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
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaks of Devonshire, with the one closest to Oaks of Devonshire listed first.
    • Plum Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Gum Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaks of Devonshire, with the one closest to Oaks of Devonshire listed first.
    • Oak Ridge North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chateau Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • The Woodlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shenandoah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Porter Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Woodloch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Porter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Grangerland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Caney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stagecoach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Waller County
    • Fields Store
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store

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

Cemeteries Near Oaks of Devonshire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oaks of Devonshire.

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 Oaks of Devonshire - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Budde Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wunsche Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glameyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mueschke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Peaceful Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McDougle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • The Calvary Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eternity Park Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn North Cemetery
  • Eternity Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Klein Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Bonin Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Huckabee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Aldine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Humble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Egypt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Cypress
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • New Caney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Conroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
  • Piney Point Village
    (20 miles [32.2 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>
  • Addicks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Houston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Huffman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Westfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Jeanetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
    • Magnolia Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park

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

Newspapers Published in Oaks of Devonshire ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oaks of Devonshire.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oaks of Devonshire, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oaks of Devonshire.

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 helpful 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 Oaks of Devonshire:

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 Oaks of Devonshire, 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- Oaks of Devonshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.