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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 The Woodlands (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 The Woodlands. 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 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.

The Woodlands is located in Montgomery County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Grimes, Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker & Waller.

Below are the counties that are near The Woodlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Woodlands:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of The Woodlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Woodlands, with the one closest to The Woodlands listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
    • Oak Ridge North
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
      • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <2>
    • Chateau Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodloch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodloch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Porter Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Conroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <2>
    • Grangerland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cut and Shoot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Panorama Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Stagecoach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Woodlands, with the one closest to The Woodlands listed first.
    • Todd Mission
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Plantersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <2>
    • Stoneham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Woodlands, with the one closest to The Woodlands listed first.
    • Forest North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
    • Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinewood Place
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
    • Hufsmith
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hufsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufsmith
      • Hufsmith is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hufsmith <2>
    • Klein
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bammel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
    • Sandpiper Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandpiper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
      • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
    • Tomball
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
      • Tomball is located in Harris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <2>
    • Oak Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
    • Westbourne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
    • Greenwood Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
    • Deco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Woodlands, with the one closest to The Woodlands listed first.
    • Plum Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
    • North Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Gum Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Woodlands, with the one closest to The Woodlands listed first.
    • Magnolia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
    • Evergreen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Woodlands, with the one closest to The Woodlands listed first.
    • New Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <2>
    • Elmina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
  • Waller County
    • Fields Store
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County

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

Newspapers Published in The Woodlands ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Woodlands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Woodlands, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Woodlands.

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 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 The Woodlands:

Cemeteries Near The Woodlands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Woodlands.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Tamina Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tamina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tamina Cemetery
  • Bonin Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Cemetery
  • Spring Peaceful Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Huckabee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Huckabee Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckabee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4395 <4>
  • Bogs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hufsmith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Budde Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Budde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Budde Cemetery
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Creek Cemetery
  • Klein Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klein Cemetery
  • Wunsche Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wunsche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wunsche Cemetery
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Pate Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • McDougle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDougle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDougle Cemetery
    • Conroe Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<6>

While we didn't find The Woodlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Woodlands.

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

  • Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
  • Conroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <2>
  • Rose Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
  • New Caney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Humble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <2>
  • Aldine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cypress
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
  • Hockley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockley
    • Hockley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hockley <2>
  • Huffman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <2>
    • Maynard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
    • Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Woodlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Woodlands.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Woodlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Woodlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Woodlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1662, Longitude: -95.4662    
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 The Woodlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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