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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 Summerwood (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 Summerwood. 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.

Summerwood 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 Summerwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerwood:

  • Harris County     (The home county of Summerwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerwood, with the one closest to Summerwood listed first.
    • Atascocita
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Intercontinental Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheldon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheldon is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Humble
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spears Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Spears Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
    • Crosby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Winterwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
    • Barrett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Village North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pine Village North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village North
    • Bear Branch Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
    • Greentree Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Greentree Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Hunter Ridge Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
    • Huffman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerwood, with the one closest to Summerwood listed first.
    • Brookside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pearland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodcreek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
    • West Oaks Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Westwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Fairway Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerwood, with the one closest to Summerwood listed first.
    • Mont Belvieu
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Baytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Old River - Winfree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Beach City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Shoreacres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Wallisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Seabrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Fort Bend County
    • Missouri City Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
  • Galveston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerwood, with the one closest to Summerwood listed first.
    • Quaker Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Parkwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
    • Friendswood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kemah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <1>
    • League City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • South Shore Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerwood, with the one closest to Summerwood listed first.
    • Gum Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Stilson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Kenefick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Moss Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Dayton Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Ames
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ames is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • North Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Hardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerwood, with the one closest to Summerwood listed first.
    • Porter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Caney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roman Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • Woodbranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Porter Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Patton Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Splendora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Chateau Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Oak Ridge North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grangerland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Shenandoah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerwood, see our County-by-County Page for Summerwood.

Cemeteries Near Summerwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerwood.

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 Summerwood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerwood, with the one closest to Summerwood listed first.

  • Harrington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewood Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Humble Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huffman Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris County Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crosby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookside Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Golden Gate Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Houston.
    • The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oates Prairie Cemetery
    • Oates - Singleton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134356 <2>
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Westcott Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Summerwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summerwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerwood, with the one closest to Summerwood listed first.

  • Sheldon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Humble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crosby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Huffman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Aldine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Harrisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Red Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • New Caney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Houston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Bayou
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mont Belvieu
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerwood.

Newspapers Published in Summerwood ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerwood, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summerwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Summerwood:

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 Summerwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summerwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.