Kingwood, Texas

Kingwood is a planned community located in northeast Houston, Harris County, Texas. Planning for the community began as early as 1967, when the land was sold to a joint venture of King Ranch and the Friendswood Development Company, an Exxon subsidiary. The name "Kingwood" was derived from this association. The first village inside the community (Trailwood Village) opened in 1971. At this time, Kingwood adopted the slogan "The Livable Forest." Much of Kingwood's charm and popularity results from its heavily forested character, nature preserves, parks, and greenbelt development. Kingwood was annexed by the City of Houston in 1996. As of 2012, the population of Kingwood exceeds 70,000 and covers over 15,000 acres extending into portions of Montgomery County. Kingwood is bordered on the north by the City of Porter in Montgomery County, and on the south by unincorporated areas of Harris County known as Forest Cove and Atascocita.

Records:
Kingwood has no local government, rather it is governed by the City of Houston. While some local records do exist, they are not deemed "public records" under the Freedom of Information Act and thus may not be easily accessible. This includes: community assessment fee records, school records, church records, funeral home records, etc.

Histories about Kingwood:
Barnes, Tip. "Kingwood The Early Days" copyright 2005, available at local public libraries.

Online Information about Kingwood:
"Kingwood, Houston" at wikipedia.com

"Kingwood, TX" part of the online "Handbook of Texas" published by the Texas State Historical Association

Local Library and Family History Center:
Kingwood Branch Library is part of the Harris County Public Library System. Location: 4400 Bens View Lane, Kingwood, TX 77339. Phone: 281-360-6804.

Kingwood Texas Family History Center, 4021 Deerbrook Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339, Phone: 281-360-1352, email: TX_Kingwood@ldsmail.net

Funeral Homes, Cemeteries:
There are no cemeteries within the community of Kingwood.

Located in Forest Cove (south of Kingwood) is the Stewart-Prater Cemetery, 123 McClellan Rd Humble, TX 77339. See: "Stewart-Prater Cemetery, Harris County, Texas/ markers transcribed by Martha Baird Ells; transcript prepared by Trevia Wooster Beverly, Houston, Texas: Tejas Publications and Research, 2001. Available at Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research. See also findagrave.com

Kingwood Funeral Home was established in 1995. Location: 22800 Highway 59 North, Kingwood, TX 77339. Phone: 281-358-9005.

Local Newspapers:
"The Kingwood Observer"

Churches:
Kingwood is literally filled with churches.This is only a partial listing:

"Holy Comforter Lutheran Church" First church established in Kingwood. First service held December 24th, 1972 with V. George Brookover officiating as Pastor of the Church.

"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" 4021 Deerbrook Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339. Building completed in.

"Christ the King, Lutheran Church"

"Kingwood Church of Christ"

"Episcopal Church of the Good Shelpherd"

"1st Presbyterian Church of Kingwood"

"Kingwood Bible Church"

"Kingwood Christian Church"

"Kingwood 1st Baptist Church"

"Kingwood 2nd Baptist Church, North"

"Kingwood United Methodist Church"

"Strawbridge United Methodist Church"

"St. Martha's Catholic Church"

"Woodridge Baptist Church"