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Do you know of Stella ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Stella. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Stella.

We found mention of Stella as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Harris County, Texas.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Stella ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Stella.

Within Texas, the name Stella is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Izard County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Stella [Izard County].
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Stella [Escambia County].
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Stella [Reno County].
      • Wilson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Stella [Wilson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Calloway County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Stella [Calloway County].
      • Magoffin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Stella [Magoffin County].
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Stella [Plaquemines Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Gratiot County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stella [Gratiot County].
    • Mississippi
      • Pike County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Stella [Pike County].
    • Missouri
      • Newton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Stella [Newton County].
    • Nebraska
      • Richardson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Stella [Richardson County].
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Stella [Broome County].
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Stella [Carteret County].
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Stella [Vinton County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Stella [Cleveland County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Stella.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Stella [Orangeburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Stella [Giles County].
    • Virginia
      • Patrick County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Stella [Patrick County].
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Stella [Cowlitz County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wirt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Stella [Wirt County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Stella ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Stella:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Stella - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)
Published by Southern Pacific Railroad

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Stella.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 48/70160   (Place Name: Stella)

County: Harris     (FIPS State/County: 48/201)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Stella) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Harris County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Harris County.

Airline Village 
Aldine GardensKelin
Anson JonesKenwood Place
ArmcoKnob Oaks
 Korville
Baurs 
Bay PlazaLake Cypress
BayportLake Forest
BayviewLakeside Park
BaywoodLakewood
BeelersLittle York
BenderLong Point
BinglewoodLotus
Bob HarrisLyncrest
Briargrove Park 
Bunker HillMabry
BuscoMcDonough
 Meadowbrook
CaseyMemorial Park
Cedar 
Cross TimbersNewport
Cypress BendNiles
Cypress TopNorth Houston Heights
 North Shepherd
Dawes 
Deepwater TerraceOrr
Deepwater 
Denver HarborPark Glen
DixicoPort Houston
Dumont 
 Quality
East River 
Eastex Oaks VillageRiver Oaks
EnglewoodRoy Royall
Erin 
EurekaSam Houston
 San Jacinto
Fair MeadowsShady Trees
FairviewSinco
FaunaSouth Park
FernSouth Post Oak
Flamingo BaySouthmore
FondrenSpence
Forest CoveStewart Heights
Forest WestStuebner
FortuneSunset Heights
 Swan Lagoon
Garden City 
Garden VillasTewena
GardentownThompson
GarthThompson's
GatewoodTimber Cove
GishTimberlake
GreensTod
Gum Island 
 Vollmer
Hardy 
Harvest HeightsWebsterville
HillendahlWest Baytown
Hillside GardensWest Junction
Hockley MineWest Park
HowellvilleWestgate
Humble HieghtsWestheimer
 Westmoreland Farms
Independence HeightsWhispering Oaks
IrvingtonWhit
 Wilchester
JeterowWilliam Rice
John AllenWynnewood
John Foster 
JoyceZimbl

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Stella could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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