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 Pine Island (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 Pine Island. 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 Pine Island ...
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 Pine Island: Pine Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Island.
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.
Pine Island is located in Waller 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 Waller County: Austin, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Island:
- Waller County (The home county of Pine Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Prairie View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hempstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Clemons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Pattison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brookshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Buckhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Bellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- San Felipe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Kenney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Wehdem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Brazos Country
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Sealy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frydek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Cat Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bleiblerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Navasota
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allen Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Millican
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burleson County
- Clay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Katy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
- Pin Oak Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Fulshear
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Simonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weston Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
- Cinco Ranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Todd Mission
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Stoneham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Plantersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Waller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Settlers Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Highland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Westfield Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
- Tomball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westbourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Copperfield Southcreek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Northmead Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- Deerfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Middlegate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Stagecoach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Karen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Dobbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dacus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Chappell Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Whitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Washington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Island, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Island.
Cemeteries Near Pine Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Island.
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 Pine Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Hempstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hempstead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482530 <2>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
- The Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hempstead Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1029819 <2>
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirby Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brenham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warwarofsky Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monaville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Mathis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pine Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
- Hempstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Waller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Fields Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Hockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Sunny Side
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunny Side is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Clemons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Courtney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Bellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Peters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Pattison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Island.
Newspapers Published in Pine Island ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Island, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Island.
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 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 Pine Island:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Waller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Fort Bend County
- Grimes County
- Harris County
- Montgomery County
- Washington 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pine Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |