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 Plum Grove (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 Plum Grove. 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 Plum Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Plum Grove: Plum Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Plum Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plum Grove.
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 and doctors 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.
Plum Grove is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Chambers, Hardin, Harris, Montgomery, Polk & San Jacinto.
Below are the counties that are near Plum Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plum Grove:
- Liberty County (The home county of Plum Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Gum Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenefick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Dayton Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Stilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Rayburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rayburn is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Coushatta Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
- Mariam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mariam is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- Mont Belvieu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old River - Winfree
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- Batson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Votaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thicket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- Elm Grove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Huffman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greentree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Sherwood Trails Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
- Hunter Ridge Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Woodland Hills Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atascocita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Humble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Intercontinental Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandpiper Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- Splendora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Roman Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Woodbranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- New Caney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grangerland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Porter Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Cut and Shoot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Woodloch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Chateau Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Oak Ridge North
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- Ace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodrich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- San Jacinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Shepherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Coldspring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plum Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Plum Grove.
Cemeteries Near Plum Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plum Grove.
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 Plum Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plum Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- Mizell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Splendora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skinner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hanson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McGinnis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- The White Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Huffman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Plum Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plum Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
- New Caney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huffman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Humble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ames
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Sheldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Conroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Moss Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plum Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plum Grove.
Newspapers Published in Plum Grove ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plum Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plum Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plum Grove.
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 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 Plum Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Liberty County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Hardin County
- Harris County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- San Jacinto 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 Plum Grove, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plum Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |