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 Hester (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 Hester. 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 Hester ...
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 Hester: Mt. Hester
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 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 Hester is located in Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Hester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Hester:
- Colbert County (The home county of Mount Hester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Red Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Denton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Pleasant Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Burntout
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Belgreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Red Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hodges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Churntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- McGee Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Threet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Mars Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Jacksonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Saint Florian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Alcorn County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Jacinto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Searcy Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Rienzi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Bounds Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Burton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Altitude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- New Site
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Oldham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tishomingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Holcut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Short
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Bruton Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Lowryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Nash Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Pyburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Hamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Lutts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Hester, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Hester.
Cemeteries Near Mount Hester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Hester.
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 Hester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Hester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Richard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Hester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (632 more) ...
- Athens City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty 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.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Hester in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Hester.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Hester, with the one closest to Mount Hester listed first.
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Margerum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Maud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Smithsonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Denton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Rhodesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Gravelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Hester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Hester.
Newspapers Published in Mount Hester ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Hester, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Hester.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hester:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Alcorn County
- Itawamba County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Hardin County
- Wayne 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 Hester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Hester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |