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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 Old River - Winfree (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 Old River - Winfree. 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 southwest 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 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.

Old River - Winfree is primarily located in Chambers County. A portion of Old River - Winfree extends into Liberty County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chambers County: Harris, Jefferson & Liberty.

Below are the counties that are near Old River - Winfree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old River - Winfree:

  • Chambers County     (The home county of Old River - Winfree)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.
    • Mont Belvieu
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
      • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <2>
    • Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Wallisville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville
      • Wallisville is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallisville <2>
    • Beach City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Turtle Bayou
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
      • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Anahuac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hankamer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hankamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankamer
      • Hankamer is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hankamer <2>
    • Baytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
      • Baytown is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <2>
    • Monroe City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
    • Double Bayou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Shoreacres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreacres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Seabrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Shores
      • Clear Lake Shores is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake Shores <2>
    • Kemah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <2>
    • Bacliff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • San Leon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • South Shore Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
    • League City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.
    • Batson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grayburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
      • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
    • Sour Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.
    • Cedar Bayou
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
      • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Chaparral Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
      • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
    • Barrett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrett <2>
    • Crosby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <2>
    • Highlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Morgan's Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
      • Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Huffman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • La Porte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Channelview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channelview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channelview
      • Channelview is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channelview <2>
    • Sheldon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Deer Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
    • Cloverleaf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
      • Cloverleaf is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverleaf <2>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.
    • Nome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
      • Nome is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <2>
    • Hamshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamshire
      • Hamshire is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamshire <2>
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.
    • Moss Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Dayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Stilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
    • Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
    • Ames
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Raywood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenefick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Woodson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Liberty County
    • Gum Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Devers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Daisetta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisetta
      • Daisetta is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisetta <2>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.
    • Roman Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • New Caney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Patton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
      • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people

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

Newspapers Published in Old River - Winfree ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old River - Winfree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old River - Winfree, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old River - Winfree.

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 Old River - Winfree:

Cemeteries Near Old River - Winfree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old River - Winfree.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old River - Winfree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.

  • Reeves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
  • Walter Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Icet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Icet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Icet Cemetery
  • Tilton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilton Cemetery
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
  • First United Methodist Cemetery of Mont Belvieu
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
  • Winfree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfree Cemetery
  • Wallisville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallisville Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Swinney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swinney Cemetery
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Old River - Winfree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old River - Winfree.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old River - Winfree, with the one closest to Old River - Winfree listed first.

  • Mont Belvieu
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
    • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <2>
  • Wallisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville
    • Wallisville is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallisville <2>
  • Moss Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
  • Cedar Bayou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
  • Turtle Bayou
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
  • Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
  • Anahuac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
  • Ames
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Lynchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
  • Crosby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Crosby is located in Harris County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <2>
  • Double Bayou
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
    • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
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    • Huffman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheldon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Felicia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felicia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
      • Felicia is located in Liberty County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old River - Winfree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chambers County: www.co.chambers.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Old River - Winfree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old River - Winfree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8764, Longitude: -94.8275    
<4>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.
<5>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 Old River - Winfree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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