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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 Tower Oaks (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 Tower Oaks. 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 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Tower Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Oaks, with the one closest to Tower Oaks listed first.
    • Woodedge Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
    • Middlegate Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
    • Northmead Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Northmead Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
    • Deco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Jersey Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Southdown Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Southdown Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
    • North Houston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Westbourne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
    • Copperfield Southcreek Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Somerall is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
    • Cypress
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Austin County
    • Brazos Country
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Brazoria County
    • Brookside Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Oaks, with the one closest to Tower Oaks listed first.
    • Clodine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mission Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • West Oaks Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Cinco Ranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Katy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
    • Pin Oak Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Town West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Meadows Place
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
    • Meadows
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Missouri City Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Pecan Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Stafford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Oaks, with the one closest to Tower Oaks listed first.
    • Todd Mission
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Oaks, with the one closest to Tower Oaks listed first.
    • Stagecoach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Pinehurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Ridge North
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodlands
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chateau Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Shenandoah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Magnolia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Karen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Woodloch
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Porter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Oaks, with the one closest to Tower Oaks listed first.
    • Brookshire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fields Store
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Prairie View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pattison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pine Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Clemons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Hempstead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Tower Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tower Oaks.

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 Tower Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dowdell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Knigge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Roeder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Muller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fritsche Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McDougle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pillot Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Klein Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zahn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Cypress
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Westfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Rose Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Addicks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Aldine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Piney Point Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
    • Piney Point Village has also been known as:
    • Piney Point
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
  • Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hockley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jeanetta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
  • Clodine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Egypt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Houston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Humble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Waller
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pierce Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction

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

Newspapers Published in Tower Oaks ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tower Oaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tower Oaks, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tower Oaks.

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 Tower Oaks:

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 Tower Oaks, 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- Tower Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.