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 Taylor Lake Village (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 Taylor Lake Village. 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 Taylor Lake Village ...
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 Taylor Lake Village: Taylor Lk. Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Taylor Lake Village 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 Taylor Lake Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor Lake Village:
- Harris County (The home county of Taylor Lake Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Lake Village, with the one closest to Taylor Lake Village listed first.
- El Lago
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mystic Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Nassau Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gateway Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- Clear Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Porte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baybrook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Morgan's Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Lake Village, with the one closest to Taylor Lake Village listed first.
- Woodcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Pearland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Alvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- West Oaks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Fairway Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Manvel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liverpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Rosharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Lake Village, with the one closest to Taylor Lake Village listed first.
- Seabrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Baytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Smith Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Mont Belvieu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Old River - Winfree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Wallisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Double Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Anahuac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Lake Village, with the one closest to Taylor Lake Village listed first.
- Fresno
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hawdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
- Hawdon has also been known as:
- Hawdon Junction
- Juliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
- Sienna Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Missouri City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fifth Street
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Missouri City Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Trammels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- Dewalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Lake Village, with the one closest to Taylor Lake Village listed first.
- Clear Lake Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Kemah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- League City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bacliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Friendswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- San Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Liberty County
- Moss Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor Lake Village, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor Lake Village.
Cemeteries Near Taylor Lake Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor Lake Village.
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 Taylor Lake Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor Lake Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor Lake Village, with the one closest to Taylor Lake Village listed first.
- Larrabee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seabrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
- The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Hurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <2>
- La Porte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <2>
- Betheny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Arcadia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hill of Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- DeZavalla Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Texas City Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Taylor Lake Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylor Lake Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor Lake Village, with the one closest to Taylor Lake Village listed first.
- Dickinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Red Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Lynchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Alvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Marque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Smith Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Magnolia Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Sheldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Virginia Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- Mont Belvieu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor Lake Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor Lake Village.
Newspapers Published in Taylor Lake Village ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Lake Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor Lake Village, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor Lake Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Taylor Lake Village:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty 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 Taylor Lake Village, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor Lake Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |