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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 Palmetto (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 Palmetto. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Palmetto is located in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.

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

  • Fort Bend County     (The home county of Palmetto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
    • Fresno
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
      • Fresno is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <2>
    • Arcola
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <2>
    • Hawdon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
      • Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
      • Hawdon has also been known as:
      • Hawdon Junction
    • Missouri City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City
      • Missouri City is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri City <2>
    • Sienna Plantation
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sienna Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
      • Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
    • Trammels
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
      • Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
    • Juliff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
      • Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
    • Dewalt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
      • Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
    • Fifth Street
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifth Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
    • Missouri City Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
    • Stafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • First Colony
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
      • First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
    • Meadows Place
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
      • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
    • Fairway Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Iowa Colony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Manvel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <2>
    • West Oaks Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Brookside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookside Village <2>
    • Pearland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Sandy Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Rosharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Woodcreek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
    • Lochridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
    • Bonney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Alvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
    • Seabrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Shoreacres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
    • Carmel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
    • Friendswood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
      • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <2>
    • Quaker Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
    • Parkwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
    • League City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Santa Fe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
      • Santa Fe is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <2>
    • Dickinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <2>
    • South Shore Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 east)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hitchcock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
    • Cambridge Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
      • Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
    • Post Oak Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
    • Canterbury Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
      • Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
    • Bellaire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellaire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
      • Bellaire is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <2>
    • Southside Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
      • Southside Place is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
      • Southside Place has also been known as:
      • South Side Place
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <2>
    • West University Place
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West University Place
      • West University Place is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West University Place <2>
    • Brays Village East
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brays Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
      • Brays Village East is located in Harris County
    • Glenbrook Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
      • Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
    • Alief
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alief have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alief
      • Alief is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alief <2>
    • Catalina Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catalina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
    • Piney Point Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
      • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
      • 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 <2>
    • Park Place
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
      • Park Place is located in Harris County
    • Ashford Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
      • Ashford Village is located in Harris County

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

Newspapers Published in Palmetto ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmetto.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmetto, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmetto.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Palmetto:

Cemeteries Near Palmetto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmetto.

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 Palmetto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Arcola - Fresno Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcola - Fresno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcola - Fresno Cemetery
  • Dewalt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewalt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewalt Cemetery
  • Iowa Colony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Colony Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4461 <4>
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Houston Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Houston Memorial Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Paradise South Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Paradise South Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Beth Jacob Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Booth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501 <4>
  • Manvel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dagg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Woods Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woods Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sandy Point.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7745 <4>
    • Emanuel Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Memorial Park

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.<6>

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

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

  • Duke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
  • Arcola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <2>
  • Arcola Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
    • Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
  • Stafford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
  • Thompsons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons
    • Thompsons is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsons <2>
  • Sandy Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Pierce Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
  • Sugar Land
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeanetta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeanetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
  • Crabb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
    • Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
  • Piney Point Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
    • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
    • 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 <2>
  • Bonney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
    • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
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    • Alvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
    • Harlem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
    • Harrisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Harris County

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

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

The official website for Fort Bend County: www.co.fort-bend.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 from Point A (ie- Palmetto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmetto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5358, Longitude: -95.4663       In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Palmetto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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