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 Mountain Heaven (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 Heaven. 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 Mountain Heaven ...
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 Mountain Heaven: Mtn. Heaven
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.
Mountain Heaven is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Mountain Heaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Heaven:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Mountain Heaven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reese
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Cuney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Selman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Turney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Cherokee Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Dialville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Maydelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bullard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- Todd City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Neches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frankston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Herring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Brushy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Fosterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Kossuth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Wells Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Elmwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Crystal Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Elmtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Poynor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- LaRue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leagueville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Brownsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- Weches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- Sacul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dextra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Cushing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Big Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Price
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Selman City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Overton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- Teaselville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Dogwood City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Flint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Gresham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Whitehouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Noonday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Omen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Sinclair City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Arp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Wright City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Tyler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Heaven, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Heaven.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Heaven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Heaven.
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 Heaven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Heaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jacksonville.
- City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobson Family Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Killough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Tree Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tillman 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>
While we didn't find Mountain Heaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain Heaven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Heaven, with the one closest to Mountain Heaven listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mount Selman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Neches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Bullard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Rusk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Flint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fosterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Brushy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wells Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Lone Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Heaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Heaven.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Heaven ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Heaven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Heaven, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Heaven.
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 helpful 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 Heaven:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Henderson County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Heaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mountain Heaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |