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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Spring Valley ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Valley: Spring Vly. (or less commonly used: Spring Vally. or Spring Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Valley.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Valley:
- Harris County (The home county of Spring Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Hilshire Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- City of Spring Valley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunters Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Hedwig Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- Piney Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Bunker Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Buckner Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Candlelight Oaks Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West University Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Village East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Alief
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Brookside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Woodcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Iowa Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Manvel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Alvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- 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
- Meadows Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mission Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Town West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clodine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- 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
- Missouri City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Land
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Dewalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Quaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Parkwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 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 Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Oak Ridge North
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- The Woodlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Porter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Porter Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Stagecoach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodloch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- New Caney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Brookshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Valley.
Cemeteries Near Spring Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- College Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olivewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivewood Cemetery
- The Olivewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hollow Wood Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136702 <2>
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Addicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3828 <2>
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft Friedof
- German Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7491 <2>
- Adath Emeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Spring Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Piney Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Jeanetta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Addicks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aldine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Clodine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Magnolia Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Sugar Land
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cypress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Duke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Valley.
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 Spring Valley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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 Spring Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |