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 West Glen (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 West Glen. 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.
Name Variations for West Glen ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Glen: W. Glen
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Glen. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Glen.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
West Glen 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 West Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Glen:
- Harris County (The home county of West Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Glen, with the one closest to West Glen listed first.
- Bear Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Somerall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Somerall is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
- Pine Forest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
- Deerfield Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Copperfield Southcreek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Southdown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Southdown Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
- Concord Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord Bridge is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Bridge
- Middlegate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
- Highland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Westfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
- Northmead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- Addicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Settlers Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Glen, with the one closest to West Glen listed first.
- Brazos Country
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Frydek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- San Felipe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wallis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sealy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Glen, with the one closest to West Glen listed first.
- Brookside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Glen, with the one closest to West Glen listed first.
- Cinco Ranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Clodine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- West Oaks Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Katy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
- Pin Oak Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Town West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Meadows Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pecan Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Missouri City Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grimes County
- Todd Mission
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Glen, with the one closest to West Glen listed first.
- Stagecoach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pinehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge North
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Shenandoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Karen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Sleepy Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Porter Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Woodloch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Glen, with the one closest to West Glen listed first.
- Brookshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clemons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Pine Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Prairie View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Hempstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Glen, see our County-by-County Page for West Glen.
Cemeteries Near West Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Glen.
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 West Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Glen, with the one closest to West Glen listed first.
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knigge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Muller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dowdell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #162130 <2>
- Addicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roeder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fritsche Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Meyer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Katy Magnolia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 West Glen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Glen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Glen, with the one closest to West Glen listed first.
- Westfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Addicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Cypress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clodine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Point Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Jeanetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Aldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hockley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Sugar Land
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fulshear
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Glen.
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 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 West Glen:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Fort Bend County
- Grimes County
- Montgomery County
- Waller 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 West Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |