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 Mount Joy (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 Mount Joy. 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 Mount Joy ...
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 Mount Joy: Mt. Joy
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Joy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Joy.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Mount Joy is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Joy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Joy:
- Delta County (The home county of Mount Joy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Lake Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enloe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Klondike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jot-Em-Down
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Dial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Honey Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Ladonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allen Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Allens Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Windom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Gober
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Dodd City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Hagansport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Tira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Birthright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Posey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Nelta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Peerless
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Sulphur Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dike
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Sulphur Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Brashear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Yowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Commerce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Aberfoyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- South Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Wolfe City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neylandville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Jacobia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Gadston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Howland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Broadway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Glory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Biardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Roxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ambia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Taylor Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Clardy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Brookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Halesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bagwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Titus County
- Talco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Joy, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Joy.
Cemeteries Near Mount Joy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Joy.
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 Mount Joy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Joy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Camp Shed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Shed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Shed Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2721 <3>
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <3>
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winfrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Dora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGlasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topping Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Clark Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mallory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Joy had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Lake Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Broadway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Glory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Biardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Roxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ambia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Ben Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- High
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Joy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Joy.
Newspapers Published in Mount Joy ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Joy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Joy, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Joy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mount Joy:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Delta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Red River County
- Titus 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Joy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mount Joy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |