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 Webster (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 Webster. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Webster 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 Webster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webster:
- Harris County (The home county of Webster)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Clear Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baybrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Nassau Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- El Lago
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Gateway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gateway Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
- Parkland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Porte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Woodcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Alvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Brookside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Fairway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Manvel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liverpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Colony
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Bonney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Seabrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Baytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Beach City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Mont Belvieu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old River - Winfree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Wallisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Fresno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hawdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
- Hawdon has also been known as:
- Hawdon Junction
- Juliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
- Sienna Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Missouri City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trammels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- Dewalt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Fifth Street
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Missouri City Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- First Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- League City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Friendswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Quaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Clear Lake Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kemah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dickinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Bacliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Santa Fe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webster, see our County-by-County Page for Webster.
Cemeteries Near Webster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webster.
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 Webster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Larrabee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Arcadia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seabrook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Alvin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1320359 <2>
- Cedarhurst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
- The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Hurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <2>
- La Porte Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <2>
- Betheny Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Oak Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Angels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Webster in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webster.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Dickinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Alvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Red Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- La Marque
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Liverpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Cedar Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Pierce Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Virginia Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webster. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webster.
Newspapers Published in Webster ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webster, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webster.
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 Webster:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston 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 Webster, 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- Webster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |