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 Strain (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 Strain. 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 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.
Strain is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Polk & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Strain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strain:
- Hardin County (The home county of Strain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Grayburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grayburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
- Sour Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Batson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
- Thicket
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bragg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bragg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Rose Hill Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Kountze
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loeb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Loeb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
- Votaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lumberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silsbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Hankamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Turtle Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Winnie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wallisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Old River - Winfree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Stowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anahuac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Mont Belvieu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Double Bayou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Nome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- China
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bevil Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Pine Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Voth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Amelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Hamshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Higgins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- La Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Taylor Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Landing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Daisetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hull
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Devers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Raywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Mariam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mariam is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dayton Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Coushatta Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
- Moss Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Kenefick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Rose City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rose City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Pine Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Polk County
- Oak Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Shade is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strain, see our County-by-County Page for Strain.
Cemeteries Near Strain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strain.
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 Strain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guedry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayburg Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sahara Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pivoto Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Town Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wells Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (84 more) ...
- Old Hardin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Branch Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Neyland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Strain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
- Felicia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Sour Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- China
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Moss Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Nona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nona is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Amelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Kountze
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Turtle Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Rosedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Wallisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strain.
Newspapers Published in Strain ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strain, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strain.
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 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 Strain:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Jefferson County
- Liberty County
- Orange County
- Polk 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 Strain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Strain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |