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 Montalba (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 Montalba. 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 doctors and 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.
Montalba is located in Anderson County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anderson County: Cherokee, Freestone, Henderson, Houston & Leon.
Below are the counties that are near Montalba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montalba:
- Anderson County (The home county of Montalba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montalba, with the one closest to Montalba listed first.
- Ward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bois d'Arc
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Elmtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Tennessee Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Brushy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Wells Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montalba, with the one closest to Montalba listed first.
- Cuney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Reese
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Maydelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dialville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Mount Selman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Bullard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montalba, with the one closest to Montalba listed first.
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Red Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Winkler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Dew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montalba, with the one closest to Montalba listed first.
- LaRue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poynor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Cross Roads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coffee City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Moore Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Leagueville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Malakoff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murchison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trinidad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Houston County
- Grapeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montalba, with the one closest to Montalba listed first.
- Dogwood City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Teaselville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montalba, see our County-by-County Page for Montalba.
Cemeteries Near Montalba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montalba.
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 Montalba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montalba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montalba, with the one closest to Montalba listed first.
- Ft. Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Land of Memory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Colony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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, Montalba had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montalba, with the one closest to Montalba listed first.
- Tennessee Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Brushy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Fosterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Neches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Long Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Cronin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Elkhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montalba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montalba.
Newspapers Published in Montalba ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montalba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montalba, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montalba.
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 Montalba:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Freestone County
- Henderson County
- Houston County
- Smith County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Montalba, 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' (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- Montalba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |