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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Horn Mountain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Horn Mountain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horn Mountain, 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 Horn Mountain (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 Horn Mountain. 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 Horn Mountain ...
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 Horn Mountain: Horn Mtn. (or less commonly used: Horn Mntn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Horn Mountain is historic, it would have been located within present day Searcy County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Horn Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horn Mountain:
- Searcy County (The home county of Horn Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horn Mountain, with the one closest to Horn Mountain listed first.
- Blanco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Pindall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Watts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Baker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lone Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Leslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harriet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cozahome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Baxter County
- Big Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horn Mountain, with the one closest to Horn Mountain listed first.
- Everton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Zinc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bergman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Batavia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horn Mountain, with the one closest to Horn Mountain listed first.
- Bruno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Eros
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Rush ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Yellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Flippin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horn Mountain, with the one closest to Horn Mountain listed first.
- Mount Judea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Hasty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Western Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parthenon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Murray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Limestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Compton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Swain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Ponca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horn Mountain, with the one closest to Horn Mountain listed first.
- Tilly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horn Mountain, with the one closest to Horn Mountain listed first.
- Alread
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Rumley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Crabtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horn Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Horn Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Horn Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horn Mountain.
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 Horn Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horn Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horn Mountain, with the one closest to Horn Mountain listed first.
- Cash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ben's Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56499 <4>
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCutchen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abbey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Horn Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horn Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horn Mountain, with the one closest to Horn Mountain listed first.
- Point Peter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Cave Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Snowball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
- Mount Hersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Mount Judea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Blanco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Yardelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yardelle is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle
- Saint Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Witt's Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Duff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Western Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Tomahawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horn Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horn Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Horn Mountain ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horn Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horn Mountain, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horn Mountain.
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 helpful 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 Horn Mountain:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Searcy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Horn Mountain, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horn Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |