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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 Piedmont (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 Piedmont. 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 northwest 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 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.

Piedmont is located in Grimes 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 Grimes County: Brazos, Madison, Montgomery, Walker, Waller & Washington.

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

  • Grimes County     (The home county of Piedmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Anderson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Roans Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Apolonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Shiro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Richards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stoneham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Iola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Plantersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bedias
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Todd Mission
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Millican
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Navasota
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Allen Farm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Wellborn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • College Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Bryan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Kurten
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wixon Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Tabor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Stone City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Clay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Snook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Tunis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Somerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Cooks Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • North Zulch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Dacus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Dobbin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Karen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Magnolia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Robertson County
    • Benchley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Wesley Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Saint Paul
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Hempstead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Prairie View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Chappell Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Quarry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Gay Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Brenham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Piedmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piedmont.

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 Piedmont - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Allen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Steele Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Erwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Millican Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Neblett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Anderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Millican
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Keith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Keith is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Navasota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Roans Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Apolonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
  • Allen Farm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Wellborn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Harvey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvey is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Yarboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yarboro is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
  • Whitehall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitehall is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stoneham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • College Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Piedmont ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piedmont, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piedmont.

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 Piedmont:

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>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 Piedmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Piedmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.