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 Sterling (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 Sterling. 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 Sterling ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Sterling: Mt. Sterling
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 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.
Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Sterling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Sterling:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Mount Sterling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Lavaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Red Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Choctaw City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Lisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jachin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Pennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Tompkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Needham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Pelham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Pushmataha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Toxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Morvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Glover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Coffeeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
- Thomasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <2>
- Atkeison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Nanafalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Aimwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Half Acre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Myrtlewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Sweet Water
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Moss ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Griffins ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Dixon's Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Linden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Derby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Kinterbish
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Ward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Whitfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Intercourse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Bellamy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Cuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Arrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Coatopa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
- Brewersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Washington County
- Frankville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Frankville
- Clarke County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Gin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Whynot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Smith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Wayne County (MS)
- Matherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Matherville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Sterling, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Sterling.
Cemeteries Near Mount Sterling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Sterling.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Sterling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Canathan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canathan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canathan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spencer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lily Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lily Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lily Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Butler City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Marvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sykes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Red House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red House Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Providence Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Sterling had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Ararat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Robjohn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Nanafalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Lusk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Tompkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Morvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Pushmataha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Cunningham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Aimwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Womack Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Womack Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Nicholsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Nicholsville is located in Marengo County
- Myrtlewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Womack Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Sterling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Sterling.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mount Sterling ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Sterling.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mount Sterling. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mount Sterling and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mount Sterling.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> of Mount Sterling.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sterling:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Sterling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Sterling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 Sterling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Sterling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0938, Longitude: -88.1631 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Sterling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |