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 Woodmeadow (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 Woodmeadow. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Woodmeadow 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 Woodmeadow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodmeadow:
- Harris County (The home county of Woodmeadow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmeadow, with the one closest to Woodmeadow listed first.
- Genoa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Parkland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
- South Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baybrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
- Meadow Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
- Pasadena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
- Clear Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Nassau Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmeadow, with the one closest to Woodmeadow listed first.
- Woodcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Pearland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Brookside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Oaks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Fairway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Alvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manvel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Iowa Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Rosharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmeadow, with the one closest to Woodmeadow listed first.
- Seabrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Baytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Mont Belvieu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Old River - Winfree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmeadow, with the one closest to Woodmeadow listed first.
- Fresno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hawdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
- Hawdon has also been known as:
- Hawdon Junction
- Juliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
- Sienna Plantation
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Missouri City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trammels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- Dewalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Fifth Street
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Missouri City Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Meadows Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmeadow, with the one closest to Woodmeadow listed first.
- Quaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Friendswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Carmel Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- League City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Shore Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
- Kemah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dickinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bacliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Santa Fe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodmeadow, see our County-by-County Page for Woodmeadow.
Cemeteries Near Woodmeadow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodmeadow.
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 Woodmeadow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodmeadow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodmeadow, with the one closest to Woodmeadow listed first.
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resurrection Garden
- Garden of Angels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Houston Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Houston Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Betheny Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dagg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Woodmeadow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodmeadow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodmeadow, with the one closest to Woodmeadow listed first.
- Genoa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Red Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Alvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Dickinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcola Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Duke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 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 Woodmeadow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodmeadow.
Newspapers Published in Woodmeadow ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodmeadow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodmeadow, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodmeadow.
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 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 Woodmeadow:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Chambers County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston 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 Woodmeadow, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodmeadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |