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 Union (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 Union. 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 Union ...
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 Union: Mt. Union
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Union. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Union.
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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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 parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/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 Union is located in Union 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 Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Mount Union. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Union:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Mount Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Spearsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lillie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Truxno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Farmerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Downsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Haile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Wilhite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Sugar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Hico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Dubach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Cedarton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Sibley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Choudrant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ruston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Grambling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Simsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Frost Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bradley County (AR)
- Moro Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Urbana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Strong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lawson is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- El Dorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lapile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Perdue City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Perdue City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Bolding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Huttig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Crain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crain City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Union, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Mount Union.
Cemeteries Near Mount Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Union.
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 Union - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hard Shell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Rabun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brantley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Union in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Union.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Spearsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Cornie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornie is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farmerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Union.
Newspapers Published in Mount Union ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Union, 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 Mount Union.
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 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 Mount Union:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Bradley County
- Union 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> | 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 Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |