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 Yale Gardens (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 Yale Gardens. 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.
Name Variations for Yale Gardens ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Yale Gardens: Yale Gdns. (or less commonly used: Yale Gardns., Yale Grdens. or Yale Grdns.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Yale Gardens. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yale Gardens.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Yale Gardens 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 Yale Gardens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yale Gardens:
- Harris County (The home county of Yale Gardens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale Gardens, with the one closest to Yale Gardens listed first.
- Garden City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Lincoln City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Aldine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
- North Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Candlelight Oaks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Southbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbrook
- Greenwood Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
- Deco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bammel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bammel is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale Gardens, with the one closest to Yale Gardens listed first.
- Brookside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- West Oaks Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Pearland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Woodcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Manvel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale Gardens, with the one closest to Yale Gardens listed first.
- Mission Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Missouri City Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Meadows Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Clodine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Town West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- West Oaks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- 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
- Cinco Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Pin Oak Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Sugar Land
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston County
- Quaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale Gardens, with the one closest to Yale Gardens listed first.
- Gum Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Plum Grove
(30 miles [48.3 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 Yale Gardens, with the one closest to Yale Gardens listed first.
- Oak Ridge North
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- The Woodlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Porter Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodloch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pinehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- New Caney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grangerland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waller County
- Brookshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yale Gardens, see our County-by-County Page for Yale Gardens.
Cemeteries Near Yale Gardens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yale Gardens.
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 Yale Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yale Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yale Gardens, with the one closest to Yale Gardens listed first.
- Paradise North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cemetery Beautiful
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman Resthaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aldine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beth El Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Adath Emeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glameyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ehrhardt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Yale Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yale Gardens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yale Gardens, with the one closest to Yale Gardens listed first.
- Aldine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Point Village
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeanetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Addicks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
- Humble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Pierce Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Clodine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yale Gardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yale Gardens.
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 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 Yale Gardens:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazoria County
- Fort Bend County
- Galveston County
- Liberty 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 Yale Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |