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 Pinewood Village (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 Pinewood Village. 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 Pinewood Village ...
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.
Another variation: Pine Wood Village.
- A typical abbreviation for Pinewood Village: Pinewood Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pinewood Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinewood Village.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Pinewood Village is located in Harris 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 Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.
Below are the counties that are near Pinewood Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinewood Village:
- Harris County (The home county of Pinewood Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Greenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Pine Village North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Village North is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village North
- Aldine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Spears Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spears Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
- Southbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Candlelight Oaks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Winterwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
- Greenfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
- Magnolia Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Jacinto City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Brookside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pearland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Woodcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Westwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Manvel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Baytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Mont Belvieu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seabrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beach City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Old River - Winfree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Missouri City Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Meadows Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
- Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mission Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Town West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Fresno
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clodine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Dewalt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Sugar Land
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Quaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Carmel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Clear Lake Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- League City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Kemah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Gum Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Plum Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Stilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Porter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge North
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Chateau Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- New Caney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- The Woodlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roman Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Woodbranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Woodloch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Patton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Grangerland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinewood Village, see our County-by-County Page for Pinewood Village.
Cemeteries Near Pinewood Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinewood Village.
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 Pinewood Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinewood Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Westcott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
- The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Park Cemetery
- Paradise Golden Gate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261357 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adath Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cemetery Beautiful
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beautiful
- The Cemetery Beautiful has also been known as:
- Beautiful Cemetery
- Paradise Beautiful Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2834 <2>
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Olivewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivewood Cemetery
- The Olivewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hollow Wood Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136702 <2>
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft Friedof
- German Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7491 <2>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3828 <2>
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 Pinewood Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinewood Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinewood Village, with the one closest to Pinewood Village listed first.
- Aldine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Humble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Piney Point Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
- Piney Point Village has also been known as:
- Piney Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
- Pierce Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Red Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Jeanetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crosby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lynchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Huffman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinewood Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinewood Village.
Newspapers Published in Pinewood Village ...
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 248 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinewood Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinewood Village, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinewood Village.
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 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 Pinewood Village:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery 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 Pinewood Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pinewood Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |