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 Mitchell (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 Mitchell. 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 Mitchell ...
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 Mitchell: Mt. Mitchell
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Mitchell. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Mitchell.
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 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.
Mount Mitchell is located in Morris 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 Morris County: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Marion, Titus & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Mitchell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Mitchell:
- Morris County (The home county of Mount Mitchell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cason
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Jenkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Bassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Simms
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Harvard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Avinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Douglassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Scroggins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Purley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Hagansport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Winnsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Saltillo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Sarber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Boxelder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Cuthand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Avery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Cookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Miller's Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Talco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Coffeeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Ore City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bettie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Piney Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Simpsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Delrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Diana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gilmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Graceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Grice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Wood County
- Perryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Mitchell, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Mitchell.
Cemeteries Near Mount Mitchell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Mitchell.
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 Mitchell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Mitchell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Justiss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lev Olds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Daingerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Mitchell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Mitchell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Mitchell, with the one closest to Mount Mitchell listed first.
- Cason
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Argo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Wilkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Mitchell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Mitchell.
Newspapers Published in Mount Mitchell ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Mitchell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Mitchell, 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 Mount Mitchell.
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 Mount Mitchell:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Marion County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood 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> | 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 Mitchell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Mitchell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |