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 Ragus Lake Estates (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 Ragus Lake Estates. 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 Ragus Lake Estates ...
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 Ragus Lake Estates: Ragus Lk. Ests.
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.
Ragus Lake Estates is located in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.
Below are the counties that are near Ragus Lake Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ragus Lake Estates:
- Fort Bend County (The home county of Ragus Lake Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragus Lake Estates, with the one closest to Ragus Lake Estates listed first.
- Town West
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Meadows Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Sugar Land
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mission Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- First Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- New Territory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Missouri City Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Clodine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Oaks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Fifth Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragus Lake Estates, with the one closest to Ragus Lake Estates listed first.
- Brazos Country
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Wallis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frydek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- San Felipe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragus Lake Estates, with the one closest to Ragus Lake Estates listed first.
- Fairway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Iowa Colony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Brookside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Oaks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Manvel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Lochridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Pearland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Rosharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Damon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bonney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragus Lake Estates, with the one closest to Ragus Lake Estates listed first.
- Friendswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quaker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Carmel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Parkwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragus Lake Estates, with the one closest to Ragus Lake Estates listed first.
- Catalina Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Alief
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Westpark Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Brays Village East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Parkway Villages
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Addicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Buckner Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Cambridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
- Post Oak Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Barker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Piney Point Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ragus Lake Estates, with the one closest to Ragus Lake Estates listed first.
- Brookshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pattison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clemons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Wharton County
- East Bernard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ragus Lake Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Ragus Lake Estates.
Cemeteries Near Ragus Lake Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ragus Lake Estates.
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 Ragus Lake Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ragus Lake Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ragus Lake Estates, with the one closest to Ragus Lake Estates listed first.
- New Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alief Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #162130 <2>
- Sandberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Addicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- San Grabiel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dewalt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Ragus Lake Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ragus Lake Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ragus Lake Estates, with the one closest to Ragus Lake Estates listed first.
- Sugar Land
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Clodine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Jeanetta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Addicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Thompsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Point Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Rosenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Arcola Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ragus Lake Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ragus Lake Estates.
Newspapers Published in Ragus Lake Estates ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ragus Lake Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ragus Lake Estates, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ragus Lake Estates.
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 Ragus Lake Estates:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fort Bend County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Galveston County
- Harris County
- Waller County
- Wharton 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 Ragus Lake Estates, 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 from Point A (ie- Ragus Lake Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |