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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 Pittsville (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 Pittsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Pittsville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Grimes, Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker & Waller.

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Pittsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
    • Porter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • New Caney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Porter Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Woodbranch
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Roman Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Patton Village
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Splendora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Chateau Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Oak Ridge North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grangerland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodloch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
    • Mont Belvieu
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Baytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Old River - Winfree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
    • Woodland Hills Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bear Branch Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
    • Elm Grove Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
    • Hunter Ridge Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
    • Sherwood Trails Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kingwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greentree Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Greentree Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Humble
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Intercontinental Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Atascocita
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spears Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Spears Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
    • Sandpiper Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsville, with the one closest to Pittsville listed first.
    • Plum Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Gum Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Stilson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Dayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Kenefick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Dayton Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ames
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ames is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Coushatta Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
  • San Jacinto County
    • Magnolia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia

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

Cemeteries Near Pittsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pittsville.

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

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

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

  • White Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
    • The White Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Humble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kid Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rosewood Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • The Calvary Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eternity Park Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn North Cemetery
  • Eternity Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mueschke Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Huffman Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...

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

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

  • Humble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Caney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Huffman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Aldine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheldon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Crosby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dayton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Conroe
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Egypt
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Houston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lynchburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Magnolia Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg

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

Newspapers Published in Pittsville ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pittsville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pittsville.

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 Pittsville:

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 Pittsville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pittsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.