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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 San Jacinto (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 San Jacinto. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

San Jacinto is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto & Trinity.

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

  • Walker County     (The home county of San Jacinto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Jacinto, with the one closest to San Jacinto listed first.
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Wesley Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
    • Huntsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Barado
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • Elmina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • New Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dodge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kittrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Jacinto, with the one closest to San Jacinto listed first.
    • Navasota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Millican
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Jacinto, with the one closest to San Jacinto listed first.
    • Richards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Roans Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Apolonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Bedias
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Plantersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stoneham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Iola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Todd Mission
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Jacinto, with the one closest to San Jacinto listed first.
    • Madisonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • North Zulch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Jacinto, with the one closest to San Jacinto listed first.
    • Dacus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Dobbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Willis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Willis is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
    • Panorama Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Karen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Conroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
    • Magnolia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Cut and Shoot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Jacinto, with the one closest to San Jacinto listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Laurel Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Trinity County
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near San Jacinto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Jacinto.

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 San Jacinto - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Farris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bays Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Martha Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Driscoll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Longstreet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hightower Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bath is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Dacus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Huntsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roans Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Apolonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Waverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Phelps
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Bedias
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Willis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
  • Dodge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Plantersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stoneham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Keith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Keith is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith

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

Newspapers Published in San Jacinto ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Jacinto.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Jacinto, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Jacinto.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 San Jacinto:

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>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 San Jacinto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- San Jacinto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.