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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 Rose City (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 Rose City. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rose City is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Calcasieu (LA), Cameron (LA), Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson & Newton.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Rose City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
    • Vidor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vidor is also located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <1>
    • Pine Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Forest is also located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Pine Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Grove is also located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Terry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Terry is also located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Orangefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mauriceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Texla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Texla is also located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
    • Bridge City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lemonville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemonville was located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
    • Pinehurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pinehurst is also located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • West Orange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Orange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Orange is also located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
    • Winnie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
    • Loeb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Loeb is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
    • Rose Hill Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Lumberton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Silsbee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
    • Sour Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kountze
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saratoga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
    • Evadale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bunker Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Buna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
    • Higgins
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Higgins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Beaumont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Central Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
    • Amelia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Nederland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Voth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Neches
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Groves
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Groves is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
    • Bevil Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Pine Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Port Acres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • La Belle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • Newton County
  • Calcasieu Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose City, with the one closest to Rose City listed first.
    • Starks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Rose City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose City.

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 Rose City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mansfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
    • The Anthony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Beaumont.
    • The Anthony Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dan Gill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130 <2>
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Adcock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kishi Colony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Spell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Thomas 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 Rose City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rose City.

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

  • Beaumont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Terry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Terry is also located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Rosedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Amelia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Tulane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tulane is also located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
  • Pine Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • La Belle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Belle is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • China
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
  • Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Orange is also located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
  • Echo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Echo is also located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Nona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • Sour Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Kountze
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Felicia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Felicia is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
    • Sabine Pass
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Rose City ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose City, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rose City.

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 Rose City:

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 Rose City, 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- Rose City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.