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 Mount Hebron (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 Mount Hebron. 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 Mount Hebron ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Hebron: Mt. Hebron
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Hebron. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Hebron.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mount Hebron is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Hebron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Hebron:
- Marshall County (The home county of Mount Hebron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Whitesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Horton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Rabbit Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Highmound
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McLarty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Fridays Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Brooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Southside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Colvins Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Grayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Mack ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Joppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Simcoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Crossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Grove Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Mountainboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Benson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Sardis City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Gallant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Nix ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Jackson County
- Langston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Hulaco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Eva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Steele
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ragland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Hebron, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Hebron.
Cemeteries Near Mount Hebron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Hebron.
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 Mount Hebron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Hebron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Apple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Hebron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Hebron.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Hebron, with the one closest to Mount Hebron listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Alice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Highmound
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Hyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- McLarty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Howelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Hebron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Hebron.
Newspapers Published in Mount Hebron ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hebron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Hebron, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Hebron.
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 Mount Hebron:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Mount Hebron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Mount Hebron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |