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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mountain Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mountain Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mountain Creek, 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 Mountain Creek (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 Mountain Creek. 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 Mountain Creek ...
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 Mountain Creek: Mtn. Creek
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Creek.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Mountain Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Rankin County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rankin County: Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Scott, Simpson & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Mountain Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Creek:
- Rankin County (The home county of Mountain Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Clear Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alonzo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flowood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Crystal Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazlehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Glancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Beauregard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- Byram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- North Town Plaza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- New Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tryus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Grange ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- Ridgeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Twelve Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Mannsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Scott County
- Cooperville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- Braxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Shivers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Sanatorium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Magee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Jaynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- Daniel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Polkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Creek.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Creek.
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 Mountain Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Cleary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Mountain Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Creek, with the one closest to Mountain Creek listed first.
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Whites
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Terry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Braxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Dobson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dobson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Creek.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Creek ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mountain Creek:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Rankin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Scott County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Mountain Creek, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |