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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 Whispering Lakes (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 Whispering Lakes. 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 Whispering Lakes ...

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 Whispering Lakes: Whispering Lks.

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 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.

Whispering Lakes 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 Whispering Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whispering Lakes:

  • Harris County     (The home county of Whispering Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Lakes, with the one closest to Whispering Lakes listed first.
    • Westlake Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Westlake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Westlake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westfield Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
    • Settlers Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Settlers Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
    • Barker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Deerfield Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
    • Addicks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Pine Forest Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
    • Bear Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] 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
    • Copperfield Southcreek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Somerall is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Lakes, with the one closest to Whispering Lakes listed first.
    • Brazos Country
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
    • San Felipe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wallis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sealy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
    • Millheim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Buckhorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Bellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cat Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Lakes, with the one closest to Whispering Lakes listed first.
    • Katy
      (Less than 2 miles 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
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Cinco Ranch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Fulshear
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Oaks Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Clodine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
    • Mission Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Pecan Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Simonton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Town West
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Lakes, with the one closest to Whispering Lakes listed first.
    • Stagecoach
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Lakes, with the one closest to Whispering Lakes listed first.
    • Brookshire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pattison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Clemons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Pine Island
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Hempstead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Paul
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Lakes, with the one closest to Whispering Lakes listed first.
    • East Bernard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Nottawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • Lissie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whispering Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Whispering Lakes.

Cemeteries Near Whispering Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whispering Lakes.

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 Whispering Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whispering Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whispering Lakes, with the one closest to Whispering Lakes listed first.

  • Katy Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Brookshire Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brookshire Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wilpitz Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Prayer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pool Hill Mason Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Briscoe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pattison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Goss Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bozeman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Kountze Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Simonton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Cemetery
      • The Simonton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Simonton Community Cemetery
    • Memorial Oaks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 Whispering Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whispering Lakes.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Whispering Lakes, with the one closest to Whispering Lakes listed first.

  • Westfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Fulshear
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Foster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Clodine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Addicks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Pattison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clemons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clemons is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
  • Cypress
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Harlem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Monaville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monaville is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
  • Hockley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sunny Side
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Side is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • San Felipe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rosenberg
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Whispering Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whispering Lakes.

Newspapers Published in Whispering Lakes ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whispering Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whispering Lakes, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whispering Lakes.

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 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 Whispering Lakes:

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 Whispering Lakes, 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- Whispering Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.