Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mountain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mountain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mountain, please Contact Us.

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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 (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. 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.

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 Mountain is historic, it would have been located within present day George County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of George County: Mobile (AL), Greene, Jackson, Perry & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain:

• George County     (The home county of Mountain)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
  • Lucedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <3>
  • Bexley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bexley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Bexley is located in George County
  • Agricola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Agricola is located in George County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <3>
  • Howell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in George County
• Greene County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
  • McLain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Brown Town
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County
  • Leakesville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <3>
  • Avera
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County
  • Clark
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Greene County
• Harrison County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
  • D'Iberville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <3>
  • Howison
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Howison is located in Harrison County
  • Saucier
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
    • Saucier is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saucier <3>
• Jackson County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Wade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Wade is located in Jackson County
  • Hurley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
  • Vancleave
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
    • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <3>
  • Big Point
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Coll Town
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coll Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
  • Latimer
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Jackson County
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
  • Hickory Hills
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Martin Bluff
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Helena
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Jackson County
  • Escatawpa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
• Perry County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
  • Beaumont
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Wingate
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Perry County
• Stone County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
  • Wiggins
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
    • Wiggins is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <3>
  • McHenry
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
• Mobile County (AL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
  • Wilmer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <3>
  • Semmes
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
    • Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <3>
  • Gulfcrest
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Chunchula
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain.

Cemeteries Near Mountain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.

• Howell Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Fairley Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cross Roads Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Shady Grove Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Parker Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Byrd - Helveston Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd - Helveston Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd - Helveston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mixon Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixon Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Refuge Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Refuge Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Refuge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Canaan Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bush Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Gibson Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.

• Americus ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Jackson County
• Leaf
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Leaf is located in Greene County
• Three Rivers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
• Vancleave
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
  • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <3>
• Leakesville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
  • Leakesville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <3>
• Airey
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Airey is located in Harrison County
• Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
• Escatawpa
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
• Chunchula
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain.

Newspapers Published in 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

• Websites specific to Mississippi
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to George County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Greene County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Harrison County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jackson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Perry County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Stone County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mobile County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of George County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of George County

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/