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 Westlake (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 Westlake. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Westlake 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 Westlake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westlake:
- Harris County (The home county of Westlake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westlake, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Westlake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Barker
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Addicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Westfield Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
- Deerfield Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Pine Forest Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
- Parkway Villages
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Settlers Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Highland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bear Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Westpark Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Concord Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Bridge is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Bridge
- Ashford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westlake, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Brazos Country
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Frydek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Wallis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- San Felipe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sealy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westlake, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Brookside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Iowa Colony
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Manvel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westlake, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Cinco Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Clodine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pin Oak Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Katy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Mission Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Town West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Pecan Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Harlem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Meadows Place
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- New Territory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Fulshear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westlake, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Stagecoach
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge North
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westlake, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Brookshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clemons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Pine Island
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Hempstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton County
- East Bernard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westlake, see our County-by-County Page for Westlake.
Cemeteries Near Westlake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westlake.
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 Westlake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westlake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westlake, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alief Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Knigge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goss Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Westlake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westlake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westlake, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Westfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Addicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Clodine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Piney Point Village
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Harlem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Jeanetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Cypress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fulshear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pattison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crabb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Rosenberg
(18 miles [29 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 Westlake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westlake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Westlake:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Fort Bend 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 Westlake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |