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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 Shannon Forest (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 Shannon Forest. 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 Shannon Forest ...

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 Shannon Forest: Shannon Frst.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shannon Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shannon Forest.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Shannon Forest is located in Harris 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 Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Shannon Forest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
    • Klein
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Pinewood Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Deco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
    • Oak Creek Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
    • Westbourne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
    • Forest North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • Bammel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Hufsmith
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomball
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodedge Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
    • Clodine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mission Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • West Oaks Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Cinco Ranch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Katy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
    • Pin Oak Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Meadows Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Town West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Missouri City Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Stafford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fifth Street
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
    • Todd Mission
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoneham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Liberty County
    • Plum Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
    • Oak Ridge North
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodlands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chateau Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Shenandoah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Pinehurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stagecoach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Woodloch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Porter Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Karen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Magnolia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannon Forest, with the one closest to Shannon Forest listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Prairie View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Brookshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pattison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Shannon Forest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shannon Forest.

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 Shannon Forest - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • McDougle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Klein Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glameyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huckabee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pillot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Budde Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bonin Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Roeder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hufsmith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufsmith Cemetery
      • The Hufsmith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hufsmith - McCall Cemetery
      • McCall Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5097 <2>
    • Wunsche Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>

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

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

  • Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Cypress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aldine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Humble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Westfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Addicks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Hockley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Piney Point Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Conroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Jeanetta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • New Caney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Waller
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Shannon Forest ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shannon Forest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shannon Forest, 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 Shannon Forest.

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 Shannon Forest:

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