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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Washington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Washington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Washington, please Contact Us.

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 Washington (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 Washington. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Washington is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes & Lee.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Washington)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Buckhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • New Wehdem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <4>
    • Bellville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bleiblerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <4>
  • Brazos County
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Clay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Merle
      • From Washington to Merle
    • Snook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <4>
    • Somerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lyons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tunis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frenstat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Stoneham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Anderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
    • Plantersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
    • Apolonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apolonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Apolonia
      • From Washington to Apolonia
    • Todd Mission
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Roans Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
      • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <4>
    • Richards
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <4>
    • Shiro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Waller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hockley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockley
      • Hockley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hockley <4>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Dobbin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dacus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
    • Karen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Montgomery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
    • Stagecoach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Pinehurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • Hempstead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fields Store
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
    • Pine Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people

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

Cemeteries Near Washington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Evans Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tennyson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennyson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tennyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sommerford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dennis Bryant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Summers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campground Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Coplyn Spring Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coplyn Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coplyn Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Willingham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willingham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whitfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

Washington itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 224 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Graball is located in Washington County
  • Navasota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
    • Navasota is located in Brazos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <4>
  • Whitman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Whitman
    • From Washington to Whitman
  • Courtney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
    • Courtney is located in Grimes County
  • Allen Farm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • William Penn ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for William Penn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
    • William Penn is located in Washington County
  • Millican
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Whitehall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Grimes County
  • Clay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Yarboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
    • Yarboro is located in Grimes County
  • Stoneham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Washington ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Washington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Washington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Washington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Washington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Washington:

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3254, Longitude: -96.1573    









 

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