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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 Plainview (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 Plainview. 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 northwest 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 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.

Plainview is located in Wharton County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wharton County: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Lavaca & Matagorda.

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

  • Wharton County     (The home county of Plainview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
    • Hillje
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
    • Louise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • El Campo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
      • El Campo is located in Wharton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <1>
    • Danevang
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danevang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danevang
      • Danevang is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danevang <1>
    • Pierce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>
    • Hahn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Glen Flora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
      • Lane City is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <1>
    • Wharton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Egypt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bonus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
    • Hungerford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Boling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
      • Boling is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <1>
  • Brazoria County
    • Danciger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danciger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danciger
      • Danciger is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danciger <1>
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
    • Nada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Garwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
      • Garwood is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garwood <1>
    • Boedecker Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boedecker Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
    • Matthews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
  • Fort Bend County
    • Kendleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
      • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <1>
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
    • Ganado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
      • Ganado is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <1>
    • Francitas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francitas
      • Francitas is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francitas <1>
    • La Ward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
      • La Ward is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <1>
    • Edna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
    • Lolita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
      • Lolita is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <1>
    • Matilda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Jackson County
    • Vanderbilt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderbilt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
      • Vanderbilt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <1>
    • Morales
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Weedhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
      • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
    • La Salle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • La Salle is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <1>
  • Lavaca County
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
    • Midfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
      • Midfield is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <1>
    • Blessing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blessing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
      • Blessing is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blessing <1>
    • Markham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
      • Markham is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <1>
    • Elmaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmaton
      • Elmaton is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmaton <1>
    • McCroskey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
    • Chalmers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
    • Bay City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <1>
    • Pledger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
      • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <1>
    • Van Vleck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Collegeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeport
      • Collegeport is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeport <1>
    • Palacios
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Caney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
      • Caney is located in Matagorda County

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

Newspapers Published in Plainview ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plainview, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plainview.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Plainview:

Cemeteries Near Plainview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plainview.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Garden of Memories
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
  • St. Procopius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Memorial Park
  • Hahn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hahn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hahn Cemetery
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ganado Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ganado Community Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornelius Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Cemetery
  • Mackay Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackay Cemetery
  • Partain Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partain Cemetery
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Brackenridge Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackenridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackenridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2533 <5>
    • Hawley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery
    • Blessing Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blessing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blessing Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Plainview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plainview.

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

  • Louise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ganado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
    • Ganado is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <1>
  • Mackay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
  • Wharton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Edna
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
  • Elliott ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
    • Elliott has also been known as:
    • Elliott's
  • Ashby
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Ashby is located in Matagorda County
  • Hungerford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • El Toro
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Toro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro
    • El Toro is located in Jackson County
  • Pledger
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
    • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <1>
  • Morales
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Morales is located in Jackson County
  • Navidad
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navidad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
    • Navidad is located in Jackson County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plainview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Plainview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plainview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1133, Longitude: -96.3244       In this case, the coordinates for Plainview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Plainview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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