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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mountain is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Jackson (AL), Dade (GA), Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton & Sequatchie.
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:
- Marion County (The home county of Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Whitwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Condra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Whiteside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Pailo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Bradley County
- Mineral Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Sand Switch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Greenhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Decherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Gruetli - Laager
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Tracy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coalmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Sartain Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Monteagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Signal Terrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Signal Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Walden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Fountain Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Signal Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Midvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Red Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Rhea County
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County
- Chalybeate
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Viola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Long Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bryant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
- Eliza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Higdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newnan Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dafron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Blue Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Ellie Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Cole City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Wildwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chattanooga Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Fantasy Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Flintstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- John Ross Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Moons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Dewberry Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
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.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pryor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Presnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Layne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (638 more) ...
- Laynes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Whitwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shirleyton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Victoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Sequatchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Inman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Daus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Gruetli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tracy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
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 33 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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, 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> | 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- Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |