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 Whaley Corner (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 Whaley Corner. 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 Whaley Corner ...
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 Whaley Corner: Whaley Cor. (or less commonly used: Whaley Crn.)
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 southeast 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 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.
Whaley Corner is located in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.
Below are the counties that are near Whaley Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whaley Corner:
- Fort Bend County (The home county of Whaley Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Thompsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Booth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greatwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
- Greatwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
- Fairchilds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Pleak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
- First Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Guy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- New Territory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Dewalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Needville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Wallis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Country
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Lochridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Damon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Rosharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Bonney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Manvel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chenango
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chenango is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
- Holiday Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Fairway Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danciger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Carmel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Friendswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Quaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Catalina Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Post Oak Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Alief
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cambridge Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
- Ashford Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Brays Village East
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Westpark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Canterbury Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Bellaire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Villages
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Southside Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southside Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Southside Place has also been known as:
- South Side Place
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <1>
- Addicks
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Matagorda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Pledger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCroskey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
- Waller County
- Brookshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Newgulf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Bernard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hungerford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lane City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whaley Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Whaley Corner.
Cemeteries Near Whaley Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whaley Corner.
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 Whaley Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whaley Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Brown - Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cesinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Guy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Grabiel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Gethsemane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Damon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewalt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cementerio San Isidro 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 Whaley Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whaley Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whaley Corner, with the one closest to Whaley Corner listed first.
- Thompsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crabb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Harlem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Duke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arcola Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Chenango
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chenango is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
- Clodine
(18 miles [29 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 Whaley Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whaley Corner.
Newspapers Published in Whaley Corner ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whaley Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whaley Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whaley Corner.
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 Whaley Corner:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fort Bend County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Galveston County
- Harris County
- Matagorda 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 Whaley Corner, 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 from Point A (ie- Whaley Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |