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 Peterson Landing (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 Peterson Landing. 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 Peterson Landing ...
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 Peterson Landing: Peterson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Peterson Lndng.)
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Peterson Landing is located in Brazoria 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 Brazoria County: Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda & Wharton.
Below are the counties that are near Peterson Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peterson Landing:
- Brazoria County (The home county of Peterson Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Landing, with the one closest to Peterson Landing listed first.
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Alvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bastrop Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bastrop Beach is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop Beach
- San Luis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- San Luis is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
- Angleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chenango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chenango is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
- Bonney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rosharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey's Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Holiday Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Landing, with the one closest to Peterson Landing listed first.
- Seabrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreacres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Landing, with the one closest to Peterson Landing listed first.
- Juliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
- Hawdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
- Hawdon has also been known as:
- Hawdon Junction
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sienna Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Fresno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trammels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- Missouri City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dewalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Thompsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Landing, with the one closest to Peterson Landing listed first.
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchcock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Texas City Terminal Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Dickinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Marque
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
- Friendswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parkwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Texas City Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
- League City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Landing, with the one closest to Peterson Landing listed first.
- Baybrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nassau Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- El Lago
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mystic Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Canterbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Parkland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- South Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gateway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- Glenbrook Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peterson Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Peterson Landing.
Cemeteries Near Peterson Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peterson Landing.
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 Peterson Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peterson Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peterson Landing, with the one closest to Peterson Landing listed first.
- Liverpool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mustang Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alta Loma Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Alvin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1320359 <2>
- Angleton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phair Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Arcadia Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mainland Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Galveston Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Booth Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Peterson Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peterson Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peterson Landing, with the one closest to Peterson Landing listed first.
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Alvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chenango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chenango is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
- Bonney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Oyster Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- La Marque
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Velasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Velasco is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasco
- Virginia Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- Quintana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arcola Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peterson Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peterson Landing.
Newspapers Published in Peterson Landing ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterson Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peterson Landing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peterson Landing.
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 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 Peterson Landing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Brazoria County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Harris 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 Peterson Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peterson Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |