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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 Rock Island (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 Rock Island. 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 Rock Island ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rock Island: Rock Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Rock Island is located in Waller 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 Waller County: Austin, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery & Washington.

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

  • Waller County     (The home county of Rock Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • Hempstead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields Store
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
    • Pine Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Prairie View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <2>
    • Pattison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Brookshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
      • Brookshire is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <2>
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
    • Buckhorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Kenney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
    • New Wehdem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Wehdem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Bellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Millheim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
    • Bleiblerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <2>
    • Cat Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
      • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <2>
    • San Felipe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Industry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
    • Sealy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Brazos Country
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Country have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
    • Navasota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
      • Navasota is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <2>
    • Allen Farm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Millican
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wellborn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
    • Clay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
    • Somerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
    • Snook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <2>
    • Lyons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
    • Stoneham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
    • Todd Mission
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <2>
    • Anderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
    • Apolonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apolonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Roans Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
      • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <2>
    • Richards
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <2>
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
    • Waller
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hockley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockley
      • Hockley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hockley <2>
    • Cypress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomball
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
      • Tomball is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <2>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
    • Magnolia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
    • Stagecoach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Dobbin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Karen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
    • Pinehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dacus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Island, with the one closest to Rock Island listed first.
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Washington County
    • Whitman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Chappell Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
      • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <2>
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Independence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brenham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <2>
    • Gay Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Wesley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Quarry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Greenvine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Rehburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Burton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Rock Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Island.

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 Rock Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rock Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawrence Key Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Key Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the south of Hempstead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354668 <5>
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brenham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brenham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brenham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Apperson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apperson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apperson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carlisle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
    • The Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hempstead Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1029819 <5>
  • Hempstead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hempstead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hempstead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482530 <5>
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Tennyson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennyson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tennyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Baptist Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Hempstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Graball is located in Washington County
  • Courtney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
    • Courtney is located in Grimes County
  • Whitman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
  • Cochran
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
    • Cochran is located in Austin County
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
  • Fields Store
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Fields Store is located in Waller County
  • Sempronius ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Sempronius is located in Austin County
  • Whitehall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Grimes County
  • William Penn ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for William Penn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
    • William Penn is located in Washington County
  • Kenney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
    • Kenney is located in Austin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Waller
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
    • Yarboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
      • Yarboro is located in Grimes County

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

Newspapers Published in Rock Island ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Island, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Island.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rock Island:

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

The official website for Waller County: www.co.waller.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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' (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- Rock Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1727, Longitude: -96.1252       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Island 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 Rock Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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