Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Panorama Village (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 Panorama Village. 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 Panorama Village ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Panorama Village: Panorama Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Panorama Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Panorama Village.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Panorama Village is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Grimes, Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker & Waller.
Below are the counties that are near Panorama Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Panorama Village:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Panorama Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panorama Village, with the one closest to Panorama Village listed first.
- Willis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Cut and Shoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodloch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grangerland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chateau Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Oak Ridge North
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Karen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panorama Village, with the one closest to Panorama Village listed first.
- Todd Mission
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Plantersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richards
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Apolonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Stoneham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Shiro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roans Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panorama Village, with the one closest to Panorama Village listed first.
- Hufsmith
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forest North
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forest North is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
- Tomball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
- Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Klein
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandpiper Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Bammel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bammel is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
- Westbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Louetta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Louetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
- Oak Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
- Elm Grove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Kingwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panorama Village, with the one closest to Panorama Village listed first.
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- North Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- San Jacinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panorama Village, with the one closest to Panorama Village listed first.
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laurel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Coldspring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Point Blank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panorama Village, with the one closest to Panorama Village listed first.
- New Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Barado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Panorama Village, see our County-by-County Page for Panorama Village.
Cemeteries Near Panorama Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panorama Village.
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 Panorama Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Panorama Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Panorama Village, with the one closest to Panorama Village listed first.
- Garden Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coplan Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Road Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Road Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Willis.
- The Calvary Road Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394994 <3>
- Wood Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wood Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437325 <3>
- Conroe Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shepard Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Hill Cemetery
- The Shepard Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Danville Shepard Hill Cemetery
- Old Danville Cemetery
- Old Danville Family Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
- Shephard Hill Cemetery
- Sheperd Hill Cemetery
- Shepperd Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6876 <3>
- Rabon Cartwright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Scotts Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keenan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hardy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Panorama Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Panorama Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Panorama Village, with the one closest to Panorama Village listed first.
- Willis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Dacus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phelps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Phelps is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- New Caney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Plantersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Panorama Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Panorama Village.
Newspapers Published in Panorama Village ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panorama Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panorama Village, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panorama Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Panorama Village:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grimes County
- Harris County
- Liberty County
- San Jacinto County
- Walker 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panorama Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Panorama Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |