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 Tabor (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 Tabor. 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 Tabor ...
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 Tabor: Mt. Tabor
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Tabor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Tabor.
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 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.
Mount Tabor is located in Garland 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 Garland County: Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Tabor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Tabor:
- Garland County (The home county of Mount Tabor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Avant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Mountain Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Jessieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Piney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hot Springs Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pearcy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Hot Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bismarck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Fannie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Fir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Story
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Washita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Joplin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Alamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Mazarn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Mount Ida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sims
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Pencil Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whitetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Ophir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Deberrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Pike County
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Little Texas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Harvey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Aly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Chula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Rover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Briggsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Wing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Ola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gravelly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Birta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Waltreak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Tabor, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Tabor.
Cemeteries Near Mount Tabor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Tabor.
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 Tabor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Tabor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avant Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Avant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52890 <3>
- Buckville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keener Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hames Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hames #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Little Fir Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Breashears Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Tabor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Tabor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Onyx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Aly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Story
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Washita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Ava
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ava is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Chula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Jessieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Meyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Wing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Briggsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Hollis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Tabor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Tabor.
Newspapers Published in Mount Tabor ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Tabor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Tabor, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Tabor.
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 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 Mount Tabor:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Scott County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Tabor) 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 Mount Tabor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |