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 Western Estates (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 Western Estates. 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 Western Estates ...
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 Western Estates: Western Ests.
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 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.
Western Estates 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 Western Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Western Estates:
- Harris County (The home county of Western Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Western Estates, with the one closest to Western Estates listed first.
- Louetta ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Louetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
- Westbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Woodedge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
- Deco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
- Klein
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
- Middlegate Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
- Northmead Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- North Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
- Jersey Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Western Estates, with the one closest to Western Estates listed first.
- Cinco Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Katy
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Clodine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- West Oaks Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Town West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Meadows Place
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Missouri City Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Pecan Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Grimes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Western Estates, with the one closest to Western Estates listed first.
- Todd Mission
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Plantersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Western Estates, with the one closest to Western Estates listed first.
- Stagecoach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pinehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge North
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Shenandoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Karen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Woodloch
(19 miles [30.6 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 Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Porter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Conroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Western Estates, with the one closest to Western Estates listed first.
- Fields Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Prairie View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brookshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Pattison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Hempstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Western Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Western Estates.
Cemeteries Near Western Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Western Estates.
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 Western Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Western Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Western Estates, with the one closest to Western Estates listed first.
- Meyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roeder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dowdell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knigge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDougle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pillot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fritsche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Klein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ehrhardt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zahn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Western Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Western Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Western Estates, with the one closest to Western Estates listed first.
- Cypress
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Aldine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Addicks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Hockley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Egypt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Piney Point Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Waller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clodine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Humble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Western Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Western Estates.
Newspapers Published in Western Estates ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Western Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Western Estates, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Western Estates.
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 Western Estates:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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> | 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 Western Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Western Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |