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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mountain Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mountain Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mountain Mills, please Contact Us.
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 Mountain Mills (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 Mountain Mills. 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 Mountain Mills ...
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 Mountain Mills: Mountain Mls. (or less commonly used: Mountain Mlls.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mountain Mills is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Mountain Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Mills:
- Colbert County (The home county of Mountain Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Red Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Denton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Tuscumbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White House Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Pleasant Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Belgreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Burntout
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Spruce Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Red Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Churntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Hodges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Phil Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Mars Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Threet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Jacksonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(19 miles [30.6 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 Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Edmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Town Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Wheeler Dam Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Marion County
- Hackleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Alcorn County (MS)
- Jacinto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Prentiss County (MS)
- Burton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Oldham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Iuka
(18 miles [29 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 <2>
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tishomingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Paden
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Short
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Holcut
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Bruton Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Lowryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Lawrence County (TN)
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Lutts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Mills.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Mills.
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 Mountain Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Mountain Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCaig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Newsom Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Newsom Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rutland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCollough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (653 more) ...
- Basden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland 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.
Mountain Mills itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Mills, with the one closest to Mountain Mills listed first.
- Barton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithsonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Denton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Tuscumbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Margerum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Gravelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Maud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Mills.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Mills ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Mills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Mills.
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 Mountain Mills:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Alcorn County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Hardin County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mountain Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |