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 Willchester (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 Willchester. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Willchester 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 Willchester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willchester:
- Harris County (The home county of Willchester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Buckner Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Bunker Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Parkway Villages
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Hedwig Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- Piney Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Ashford Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Westpark Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Hunters Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- City of Spring Valley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alief
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brays Village East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Addicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Brazos Country
(27 miles [43.5 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Wallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Brookside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- West Oaks Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Colony
(23 miles [37 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
- Westwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Manvel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Sandy Point
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Rosharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Mission Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Clodine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Place
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Town West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- West Oaks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Missouri City Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Stafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Cinco Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Sugar Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- First Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Quaker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Carmel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Friendswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 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 Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Stagecoach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Oak Ridge North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- The Woodlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Porter Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Brookshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clemons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willchester, see our County-by-County Page for Willchester.
Cemeteries Near Willchester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willchester.
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 Willchester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willchester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alief Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riceville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- College Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paradise North Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Willchester in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willchester.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willchester, with the one closest to Willchester listed first.
- Piney Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Jeanetta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Addicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Clodine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Stafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aldine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Cypress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willchester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willchester.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Willchester:
- 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
- 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 Willchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |