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 Winchester Country (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 Winchester Country. 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 doctors and 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.
Winchester Country 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 Winchester Country. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winchester Country:
- Harris County (The home county of Winchester Country)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Country, with the one closest to Winchester Country listed first.
- Jersey Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodedge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
- North Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Concord Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Bridge is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Bridge
- Middlegate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
- Northmead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- Greenfield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
- Greenwood Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
- Somerall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerall is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
- Southdown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southdown Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
- Austin County
- Brazos Country
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Country, with the one closest to Winchester Country listed first.
- Brookside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Pearland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- 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 Winchester Country, with the one closest to Winchester Country listed first.
- Mission Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Cinco Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Clodine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Town West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Katy
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Meadows Place
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Missouri City Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Grimes County
- Todd Mission
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Country, with the one closest to Winchester Country listed first.
- Stagecoach
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The Woodlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge North
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Sleepy Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Porter Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Woodloch
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Karen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Country, with the one closest to Winchester Country listed first.
- Brookshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pattison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie View
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Clemons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Pine Island
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winchester Country, see our County-by-County Page for Winchester Country.
Cemeteries Near Winchester Country ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winchester Country.
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 Winchester Country - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winchester Country covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winchester Country, with the one closest to Winchester Country listed first.
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dowdell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knigge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roeder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houston National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Houston National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109415 <2>
- Meyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cemetery Beautiful
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Beautiful
- The Cemetery Beautiful has also been known as:
- Beautiful Cemetery
- Paradise Beautiful Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2834 <2>
- Restlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Ehrhardt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McDougle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fritsche Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Winchester Country in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winchester Country.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winchester Country, with the one closest to Winchester Country listed first.
- Cypress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Addicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Aldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Piney Point Village
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clodine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hockley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Humble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winchester Country. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winchester Country.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Winchester Country:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- 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> | 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 Winchester Country, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |