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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 Weldon Pines (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 Weldon Pines. 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 doctors 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Weldon Pines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weldon Pines, with the one closest to Weldon Pines listed first.
    • Southbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Southbrook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
    • Sandpiper Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
    • Spears Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Spears Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
    • Aldine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Humble
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Pine Village North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Village North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village North
    • Bammel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Greenfield Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
    • Intercontinental Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kingwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weldon Pines, with the one closest to Weldon Pines listed first.
    • Brookside Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pearland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • West Oaks Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Fairway Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
    • Westwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Woodcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weldon Pines, with the one closest to Weldon Pines listed first.
    • Baytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mont Belvieu
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weldon Pines, with the one closest to Weldon Pines listed first.
    • Mission Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Clodine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadows Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Missouri City Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Town West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Stafford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Oaks Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Fifth Street
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
    • Cinco Ranch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Pin Oak Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Fresno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weldon Pines, with the one closest to Weldon Pines listed first.
    • Plum Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Gum Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Stilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Dayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weldon Pines, with the one closest to Weldon Pines listed first.
    • Porter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Chateau Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Oak Ridge North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • The Woodlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shenandoah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • New Caney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodloch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Woodbranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Roman Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • Grangerland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Weldon Pines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weldon Pines.

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 Weldon Pines - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • The Calvary Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eternity Park Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn North Cemetery
  • Eternity Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Morales Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Aldine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mueschke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
    • The Houston National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109415 <2>
  • Brookside Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewood Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Humble Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wunsche Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Budde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Glameyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ehrhardt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Restlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Aldine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Humble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Caney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheldon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Piney Point Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Magnolia Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Huffman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Harrisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Crosby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cypress
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jeanetta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
    • Egypt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Addicks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks

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

Newspapers Published in Weldon Pines ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weldon Pines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weldon Pines, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weldon Pines.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Weldon Pines:

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 Weldon Pines, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Weldon Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.