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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 Tamina (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 Tamina. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Tamina is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Grimes, Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker & Waller.

Below are the counties that are near Tamina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tamina:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Tamina)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tamina, with the one closest to Tamina listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge North
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chateau Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • The Woodlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Woodloch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Porter Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Grangerland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Conroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
    • Cut and Shoot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Caney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Porter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tamina, with the one closest to Tamina listed first.
    • Todd Mission
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoneham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tamina, with the one closest to Tamina listed first.
    • Forest North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pinewood Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Sandpiper Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
    • Hufsmith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Klein
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bammel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Oak Creek Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
    • Tomball
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Greenwood Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
    • Kingwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tamina, with the one closest to Tamina listed first.
    • Plum Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • North Cleveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Cleveland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tamina, with the one closest to Tamina listed first.
    • Magnolia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Evergreen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tamina, with the one closest to Tamina listed first.
    • New Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Elmina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • Barado
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
  • Waller County
    • Fields Store
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store

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

Cemeteries Near Tamina ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tamina.

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

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

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

  • Tamina Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Peaceful Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bonin Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Huckabee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Budde Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wunsche Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Conroe Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bogs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogs Cemetery
    • The Bogs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bogs - Hufsmith Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #626407 <2>
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Hufsmith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufsmith Cemetery
      • The Hufsmith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hufsmith - McCall Cemetery
      • McCall Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5097 <2>
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosewood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Egypt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Conroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
  • New Caney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Humble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Willis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
  • Aldine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cypress
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huffman
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleveland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Maynard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • New Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hockley
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Tamina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tamina.

Newspapers Published in Tamina ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tamina.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tamina, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tamina.

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 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 Tamina:

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 Tamina, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tamina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.