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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 Pine Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...

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 Valley: Pine Vly. (or less commonly used: Pine Vally. or Pine Vlly.)

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

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 doctors and 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 Valley 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 Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Valley:

  • Walker County     (The home county of Pine Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Barado
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • Dodge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • New Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Wesley Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
    • Kittrell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Richards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Shiro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Apolonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Roans Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bedias
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Houston County
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Liberty County
    • North Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Madison County
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Willis
      (16 miles [25.7 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>
    • Panorama Village
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Cut and Shoot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Conroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
    • Dacus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Dobbin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grangerland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodloch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Onalaska
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
    • West Livingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
    • Lamont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Goodrich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Bold Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Point Blank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coldspring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Shepherd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Trinity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Mill Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Chita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Glendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Valley ...

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

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

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

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

  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grant Colony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gourd Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boswell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Side Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Side Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sam Houston Grave
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hume Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Pine Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Valley.

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

  • Phelps
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Dodge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Maynard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Riverside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Point Blank
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Willis
    (16 miles [25.7 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>
  • Coldspring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Trinity
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Montgomery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Conroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
    • Dacus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Valley ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Valley, 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 Pine Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pine Valley:

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 Pine Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pine Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.