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 Wadley (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 Wadley. 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 and hospitals 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.
Wadley is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Chambers, Hardin, Harris, Montgomery, Polk & San Jacinto.
Below are the counties that are near Wadley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wadley:
- Liberty County (The home county of Wadley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadley, with the one closest to Wadley listed first.
- Stilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenefick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Moss Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Dayton Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Raywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Woodson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadley, with the one closest to Wadley listed first.
- Mont Belvieu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old River - Winfree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wallisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beach City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Turtle Bayou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Hankamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anahuac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreacres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Monroe City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Double Bayou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Hardin County
- Batson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadley, with the one closest to Wadley listed first.
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atascocita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Greentree Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Cedar Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Elm Grove Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Hunter Ridge Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Sherwood Trails Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wadley, with the one closest to Wadley listed first.
- Roman Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Patton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Woodbranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Porter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Caney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Splendora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Grangerland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Chateau Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wadley, see our County-by-County Page for Wadley.
Cemeteries Near Wadley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wadley.
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 Wadley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wadley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wadley, with the one closest to Wadley listed first.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neyland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crosby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- First United Methodist Cemetery of Mont Belvieu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Wadley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wadley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wadley, with the one closest to Wadley listed first.
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mont Belvieu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moss Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Cedar Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Lynchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Wallisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Humble
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Caney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Bayou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Anahuac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wadley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wadley.
Newspapers Published in Wadley ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wadley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wadley, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wadley.
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 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 Wadley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Liberty County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Hardin County
- Harris County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Wadley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Wadley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |