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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 Prairie (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 Prairie. 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 Prairie ...

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 Pine Prairie: Pine Pr.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Prairie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Prairie.

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 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.

Pine Prairie is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto & Trinity.

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

  • Walker County     (The home county of Pine Prairie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Huntsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dodge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Riverside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kittrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Barado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Wesley Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
    • Elmina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • New Waverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Richards
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedias
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Roans Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apolonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Iola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Lovelady
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Austonio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Holly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Madisonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Willis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Willis is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
    • Dacus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Panorama Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Polk County
    • Onalaska
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Point Blank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Laurel Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Coldspring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Trinity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Carlisle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Glendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Chita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Friday
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Prairie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Prairie.

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

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

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

  • North Side Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sam Houston Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cline Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grant Colony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Petree Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hume Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Cincinnati Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Falba Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Prairie.

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

  • Huntsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Phelps
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Dodge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Riverside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Trinity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Connor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Connor is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
  • Point Blank
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Midway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Maynard
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Madisonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bedias
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Prairie ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Prairie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Prairie, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Prairie.

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 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 Prairie:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Prairie) 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 Pine Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.