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 Hermon (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 Hermon. 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 Hermon ...
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 Hermon: Mt. Hermon
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Hermon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Hermon.
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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington Parish: Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Marion (MS), Pearl River (MS), Pike (MS) & Walthall (MS).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Mount Hermon. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Hermon:
- Washington Parish (The home parish of Mount Hermon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Sunny Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Stoney Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Franklinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Enon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Varnado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Angie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bogalusa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Livingston Parish
- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Greensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Chipola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Folsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Wilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Kentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tangipahoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fluker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Roseland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Husser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amite City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loranger
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tickfaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Genessee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Natalbany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Amite County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Gillsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- McElveen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Lawrence County (MS)
- Verna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Marion County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Kokomo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Twin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Pike County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Smithburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Osyka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chatawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Bacots
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bacots is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Bear Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Tylertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sartinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Hermon, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Mount Hermon.
Cemeteries Near Mount Hermon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Hermon.
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 Hermon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Hermon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Banister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Connerley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Varnado Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Statham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Schilling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (807 more) ...
- Maples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mount Hermon had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Hermon, with the one closest to Mount Hermon listed first.
- Sunny Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Smithburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Osyka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chatawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Tangipahoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Fernwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Roseland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Amite City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Hermon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Hermon.
Newspapers Published in Mount Hermon ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Hermon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Hermon, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Hermon.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hermon:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Washington Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Amite County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Walthall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hermon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Hermon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |