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 Parkwood Estates (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 Parkwood Estates. 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 Parkwood Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Parkwood Estates: Parkwood Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parkwood Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkwood Estates.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Parkwood Estates 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 Parkwood Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkwood Estates:
- Harris County (The home county of Parkwood Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Pine Village North
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Village North is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village North
- Spears Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spears Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
- Greenwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Pinewood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Humble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Intercontinental Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
- Lincoln City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Kingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandpiper Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Atascocita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Brookside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pearland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Woodcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Fairway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Westwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Manvel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Baytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Belvieu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Old River - Winfree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Beach City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Seabrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Missouri City Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Meadows Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mission Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Town West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Fresno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clodine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Missouri City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Quaker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Carmel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Clear Lake Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Gum Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Plum Grove
(23 miles [37 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
- Stilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Kenefick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- New Caney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Chateau Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Oak Ridge North
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Roman Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- The Woodlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Shenandoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodloch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkwood Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Parkwood Estates.
Cemeteries Near Parkwood Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkwood Estates.
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 Parkwood Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkwood Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Brookside Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aldine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosewood Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
- The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Park Cemetery
- Paradise Golden Gate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261357 <2>
- Humble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westcott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cemetery Beautiful
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beautiful
- The Cemetery Beautiful has also been known as:
- Beautiful Cemetery
- Paradise Beautiful Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2834 <2>
- Restlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Adath Emeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris County Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
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 Parkwood Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkwood Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkwood Estates, with the one closest to Parkwood Estates listed first.
- Aldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Humble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sheldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Crosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huffman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Point Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Red Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Lynchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Caney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pierce Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Jeanetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkwood Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkwood Estates.
Newspapers Published in Parkwood Estates ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkwood Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkwood Estates, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkwood Estates.
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 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 Parkwood Estates:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Parkwood Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parkwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |