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 Wind (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 Wind. 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 Wind ...
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 Wind: W. Wind
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Wind. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Wind.
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 and hospitals 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 Wind 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 Wind. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Wind:
- Harris County (The home county of West Wind)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Westpark Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Ashford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Parkway Villages
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Catalina Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Alief
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Village East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Addicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Barker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Bunker Hill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Piney Point Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Westlake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Brazos Country
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Wallis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frydek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- San Felipe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Fairway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Brookside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- West Oaks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Manvel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pearland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Sandy Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Lochridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Woodcreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Rosharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bonney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Mission Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Clodine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- West Oaks Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Meadows Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Cinco Ranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Missouri City Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- New Territory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Sugar Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Quaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Carmel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Friendswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Stagecoach
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Brookshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clemons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Wharton County
- East Bernard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Wind, see our County-by-County Page for West Wind.
Cemeteries Near West Wind ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Wind.
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 Wind - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Wind covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Addicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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>
- Alief Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 West Wind in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Wind.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Wind, with the one closest to West Wind listed first.
- Clodine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Addicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Jeanetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Piney Point Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sugar Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Pierce Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fulshear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thompsons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Wind. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Wind.
Newspapers Published in West Wind ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Wind.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Wind, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Wind.
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 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 West Wind:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Montgomery County
- Waller County
- Wharton 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 Wind, 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- West Wind) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |