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 Spring Hill (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 Spring Hill. 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 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.
Spring Hill is located in San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County: Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Hill:
- San Jacinto County (The home county of Spring Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Coldspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Point Blank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- North Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Africa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Rayburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rayburn is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Romayor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Big Thicket Creekmore Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Fuqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fuqua is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Cut and Shoot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Willis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Grangerland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Conroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Splendora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Patton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Roman Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Woodbranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Woodloch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- New Caney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Porter Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- West Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Livingston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
- Goodrich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamont is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Onalaska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Schwab City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Schwab City is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
- Bold Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- Ace
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Leggett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Seven Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Trinity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Dodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Barado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
- New Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Hill.
Cemeteries Near Spring Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Hill.
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 Spring Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hargrove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Waverly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Spring Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Coldspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maynard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Point Blank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shepherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Goodrich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- New Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Willis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Hill.
Newspapers Published in Spring Hill ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Hill.
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 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 Spring Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to San Jacinto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Trinity County
- Walker 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> | 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 Spring Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |