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 Mountainboro (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 Mountainboro. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mountainboro 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 Mountainboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountainboro:
- Etowah County (The home county of Mountainboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Carlisle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Sardis City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Whitesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Benson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Duck Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Ivalee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Crudup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Highmound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McLarty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Wynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Bright Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Clarence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Craig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Susan Moore
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Fridays Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Hoods Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Cochran Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Colvins Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Grayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Ohatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Wellington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Angel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Centre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Cotnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Whiton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Langston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Hustleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Rabbit Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Gregory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Hulaco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Steele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Ashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ragland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountainboro, see our County-by-County Page for Mountainboro.
Cemeteries Near Mountainboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountainboro.
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 Mountainboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountainboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Gilland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thrasher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mizell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Upton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Happy Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Boaz.
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21588 <3>
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Mountainboro had a post office and no railroad service. In 2009, Mountainboro had a population of 332 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountainboro, with the one closest to Mountainboro listed first.
- Fenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Pulltight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Crudup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Duck Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountainboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountainboro.
Newspapers Published in Mountainboro ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountainboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountainboro, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountainboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Mountainboro:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Marshall 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> | 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- Mountainboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mountainboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |