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 Sherwood Oaks (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 Sherwood Oaks. 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 northwest 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 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.
Sherwood Oaks 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 Sherwood Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Oaks:
- Harris County (The home county of Sherwood Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Buckner Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Hedwig Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- Bunker Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Parkway Villages
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Addicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- City of Spring Valley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Ashford Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Piney Point Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Westpark Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Bear Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Alief
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brays Village East
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Brazos Country
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Frydek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Wallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Brookside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Westwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Manvel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Sandy Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Lochridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Rosharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Mission Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Clodine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Meadows Place
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Town West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Missouri City Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cinco Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Fifth Street
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Sugar Land
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pin Oak Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- First Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Quaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Carmel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Friendswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Stagecoach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Oak Ridge North
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Pinehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The Woodlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Porter Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Brookshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clemons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherwood Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Sherwood Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Sherwood Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Oaks.
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 Sherwood Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherwood Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #162130 <2>
- Addicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alief Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beth El Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riceville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- College Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cemetery Beautiful
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beautiful
- The Cemetery Beautiful has also been known as:
- Beautiful Cemetery
- Paradise Beautiful Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2834 <2>
- Paradise North Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Sherwood Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
- Addicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Piney Point Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Jeanetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Clodine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Land
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pierce Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aldine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherwood Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood Oaks.
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 Sherwood Oaks:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Sherwood Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |