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 Monte Vista (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 Monte Vista. 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 Monte Vista ...
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 Monte Vista: Monte Vis.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Monte Vista. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monte Vista.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Monte Vista is located in Etowah County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Monte Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monte Vista:
- Etowah County (The home county of Monte Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alabama City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Reece City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- East Gadsden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Crudup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Burns Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Rainbow City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Highmound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Taits Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- McLarty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Straight Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Clarence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Fridays Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Hoods Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Susan Moore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Appalachian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Bright Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Southside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Colvins Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Grayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Angel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Collins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Ball Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Sand Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Centre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Tucker Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Exie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Noah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Cedar Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleburne County
- Grantley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rodentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Cotnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Rains ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Crossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Whiton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Chigger Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Albertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hustleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rabbit Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Peters ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Hyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Steele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ragland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Saint Clair Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Wattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monte Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Monte Vista.
Cemeteries Near Monte Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monte Vista.
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 Monte Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monte Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southern Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gadsden.
- The Southern Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixth Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297800 <2>
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alabama City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tillison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCartney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Monte Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monte Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monte Vista, with the one closest to Monte Vista listed first.
- Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Gadsden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Brice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Crudup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Coat's Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Duck Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Hokes Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monte Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monte Vista.
Newspapers Published in Monte Vista ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monte Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monte Vista, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monte Vista.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Monte Vista:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Monte Vista, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monte Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |