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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 Woods of Wimbledon (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 Woods of Wimbledon. 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.

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

  • Harris County     (The home county of Woods of Wimbledon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods of Wimbledon, with the one closest to Woods of Wimbledon listed first.
    • Greenwood Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
    • Oak Creek Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
    • Deco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Bammel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bammel is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
    • Klein
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
    • North Houston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodedge Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
    • Pinewood Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
    • Forest North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hudson is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Westbourne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
  • Brazoria County
    • Brookside Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods of Wimbledon, with the one closest to Woods of Wimbledon listed first.
    • Mission Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Cinco Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Clodine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Oaks Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Katy
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Meadows Place
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Town West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Missouri City Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • Stafford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fifth Street
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
    • Pecan Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods of Wimbledon, with the one closest to Woods of Wimbledon listed first.
    • Todd Mission
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Plantersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty County
    • Plum Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods of Wimbledon, with the one closest to Woods of Wimbledon listed first.
    • Oak Ridge North
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Woodlands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chateau Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Shenandoah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Pinehurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stagecoach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Woodloch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Porter Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
    • Porter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Grangerland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Karen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Karen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Magnolia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods of Wimbledon, with the one closest to Woods of Wimbledon listed first.
    • Fields Store
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Prairie View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Brookshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pattison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Island
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Woods of Wimbledon, see our County-by-County Page for Woods of Wimbledon.

Cemeteries Near Woods of Wimbledon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods of Wimbledon.

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 Woods of Wimbledon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Clow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McDougle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glameyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Klein Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Budde Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dowdell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wunsche Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Pillot Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Roeder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Woods of Wimbledon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woods of Wimbledon.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Woods of Wimbledon, with the one closest to Woods of Wimbledon listed first.

  • Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Aldine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Humble
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Egypt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Westfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westfield is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Addicks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Addicks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
  • Piney Point Village
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jeanetta is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
  • Houston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hockley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Caney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Conroe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <1>
    • Clodine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Woods of Wimbledon ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods of Wimbledon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods of Wimbledon, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods of Wimbledon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Woods of Wimbledon:

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 Woods of Wimbledon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woods of Wimbledon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.