Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Mound Prairie during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Mound Prairie was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
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 Mound Prairie (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 Mound Prairie. 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 Mound Prairie ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mound Prairie: Mound Pr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mound Prairie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mound Prairie.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mound Prairie 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 Mound Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mound Prairie:
- Anderson County (The home county of Mound Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound Prairie, with the one closest to Mound Prairie listed first.
- Pert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Neches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Wells Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Todd City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Brushy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Deanwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Montalba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound Prairie, with the one closest to Mound Prairie listed first.
- Cuney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Cherokee Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Maydelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dialville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Turney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Bullard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound Prairie, with the one closest to Mound Prairie listed first.
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Turlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound Prairie, with the one closest to Mound Prairie listed first.
- Poynor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- LaRue
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coffee City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Moore Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Leagueville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Murchison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound Prairie, with the one closest to Mound Prairie listed first.
- Grapeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Refuge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Weches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound Prairie, with the one closest to Mound Prairie listed first.
- Dogwood City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Teaselville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Flint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Noonday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Gresham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mound Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Mound Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Mound Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mound Prairie.
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 Mound Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mound Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mound Prairie, with the one closest to Mound Prairie listed first.
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pinery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackshear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neches Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Mound Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mound Prairie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mound Prairie, with the one closest to Mound Prairie listed first.
- Wells Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Neches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montalba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Cronin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Alderbranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Elkhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Blackfoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tennessee Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mound Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mound Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Mound Prairie ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mound Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mound Prairie, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mound Prairie.
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 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 Mound Prairie:
- 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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Mound Prairie and then turned east". While Mound Prairie could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Mound Prairie as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Mound Prairie could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Texas community named Mound Prairie. |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mound Prairie) 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mound Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |