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 Waukegan (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 Waukegan. 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.
Waukegan is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Grimes, Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker & Waller.
Below are the counties that are near Waukegan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waukegan:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Waukegan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waukegan, with the one closest to Waukegan listed first.
- Cut and Shoot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grangerland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodloch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Conroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Panorama Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Porter Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Willis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Splendora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chateau Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Oak Ridge North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes County
- Todd Mission
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waukegan, with the one closest to Waukegan listed first.
- Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forest North
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest North is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
- Sandpiper Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Elm Grove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Sherwood Trails Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Hills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
- Greentree Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Hunter Ridge Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Hufsmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
- Humble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waukegan, with the one closest to Waukegan listed first.
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- North Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Rayburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rayburn is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Gum Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Africa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Polk County
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- San Jacinto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waukegan, with the one closest to Waukegan listed first.
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Coldspring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waukegan, with the one closest to Waukegan listed first.
- New Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Barado
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
- Dodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waukegan, see our County-by-County Page for Waukegan.
Cemeteries Near Waukegan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waukegan.
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 Waukegan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waukegan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waukegan, with the one closest to Waukegan listed first.
- Conroe Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Security Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garden Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crawford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tamina Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mizell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Splendora Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kid Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Waukegan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waukegan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waukegan, with the one closest to Waukegan listed first.
- Conroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Caney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Maynard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- New Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Humble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coldspring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shepherd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman
(24 miles [38.6 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 Waukegan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waukegan.
Newspapers Published in Waukegan ...
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 Waukegan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waukegan, 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 Waukegan.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Waukegan:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grimes County
- Harris County
- Liberty County
- Polk County
- San Jacinto County
- Walker 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 Waukegan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waukegan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |