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 Tiki Island (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 Tiki Island. 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 Tiki Island ...
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.
Tiki Island has also been known as: Village of Tiki Island.
- A typical abbreviation for Tiki Island: Tiki Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Tiki Island is located in Galveston 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 Galveston County: Brazoria & Harris.
Below are the counties that are near Tiki Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tiki Island:
- Galveston County (The home county of Tiki Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiki Island, with the one closest to Tiki Island listed first.
- Bayou Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
- Texas City Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
- Texas City Terminal Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Marque
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Texas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hitchcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- San Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Dickinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiki Island, with the one closest to Tiki Island listed first.
- San Luis ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Luis is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
- Hillcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Alvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodcreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pearland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Manvel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Oaks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Bastrop Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bastrop Beach is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop Beach
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiki Island, with the one closest to Tiki Island listed first.
- Seabrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smith Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Shoreacres
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Baytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beach City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiki Island, with the one closest to Tiki Island listed first.
- Nassau Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- El Lago
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mystic Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baybrook Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Clear Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gateway Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- La Porte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan's Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Parkland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tiki Island, see our County-by-County Page for Tiki Island.
Cemeteries Near Tiki Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tiki Island.
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 Tiki Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tiki Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tiki Island, with the one closest to Tiki Island listed first.
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Serbian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Orthodox Cemetery
- The Serbian Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Serbian Cemetery
- Galveston Municipal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Municipal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Marque Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rising Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Galveston Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mainland Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Tiki Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tiki Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tiki Island, with the one closest to Tiki Island listed first.
- Virginia Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- La Marque
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dickinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Smith Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Alvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tiki Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tiki Island.
Newspapers Published in Tiki Island ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tiki Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tiki Island, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tiki Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tiki Island:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Galveston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Harris 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 Tiki Island, 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- Tiki Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |