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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 San Leon (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 Leon. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

San Leon is located in Galveston 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 Galveston County: Brazoria & Harris.

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

  • Galveston County     (The home county of San Leon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Leon, with the one closest to San Leon listed first.
    • Bacliff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kemah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <1>
    • Texas City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Shores
      • Clear Lake Shores is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake Shores <1>
    • South Shore Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
    • La Marque
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dickinson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <1>
    • Texas City Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
      • Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
    • League City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
      • Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
    • Texas City Terminal Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas City Terminal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Terminal Junction
      • Texas City Terminal Junction is located in Galveston County
    • Port Bolivar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hitchcock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Leon, with the one closest to San Leon listed first.
    • Hillcrest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Woodcreek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Alvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
    • Pearland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Westwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Brookside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
      • Brookside Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookside Village <1>
    • West Oaks Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Liverpool
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairway Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Manvel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
    • Iowa Colony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Leon, with the one closest to San Leon listed first.
    • Seabrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shoreacres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreacres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Beach City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Baytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
      • Baytown is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <1>
    • Double Bayou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Anahuac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mont Belvieu
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
      • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <1>
    • Wallisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville
      • Wallisville is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallisville <1>
    • Old River - Winfree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Turtle Bayou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Leon, with the one closest to San Leon listed first.
    • Mystic Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
      • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
    • El Lago
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Lago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Lago
      • El Lago is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Lago <1>
    • Taylor Lake Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Lake Village
      • Taylor Lake Village is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Lake Village <1>
    • Nassau Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Bay
      • Nassau Bay is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau Bay <1>
    • Gateway Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
      • Gateway Village is located in Harris County
    • Clear Lake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake City
      • Clear Lake City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake City <1>
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <1>
    • Morgan's Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
      • Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • La Porte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baybrook Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
      • Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
    • Deer Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <1>
    • Cedar Bayou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Chaparral Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
      • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County

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

Cemeteries Near San Leon ...

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

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 San Leon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Texas City Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texas City Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texas City Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rising Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • La Marque Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Marque Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Marque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seabrook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Larrabee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hitchcock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Galveston Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mainland Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Grace Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Frankland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Arcadia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Arcadia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Arcadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Dickinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
    • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <1>
  • La Marque
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Smith Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Virginia Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
    • Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
  • Arcadia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
  • Galveston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Bayou
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Genoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Harris County
  • Red Bluff
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
  • Alvin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
  • Lynchburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
  • Double Bayou
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in San Leon ...

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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Leon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Leon, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Leon.

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 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 Leon:

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

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

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

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 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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Leon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- San Leon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Leon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4885, Longitude: -94.9212    









 

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