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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 View (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 View. 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 View ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Mountainview.

  • A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain View.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Mountain View is located in Hill 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 Hill County: Bosque, Ellis, Johnson, Limestone, McLennan & Navarro.

Below are the counties that are near Mountain View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain View:

  • Hill County     (The home county of Mountain View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • Carl's Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Lovelace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Itasca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bynum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mertens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chatt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Covington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Peoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Irene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • Laguna Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimball
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kopperl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Greenock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • Milford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Italy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maypearl
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Forreston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Avalon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nash
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Nash is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Howard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Venus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Waxahachie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bardwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • Grandview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Cuba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Rio Vista
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyote Flats
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Alvarado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cleburne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Keene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Egan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Lillian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bono
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Briaroaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>
    • Tours
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Leroy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
    • Gholson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Elm Mott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • Frost
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Blooming Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dresden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Spring Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Barry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Dawson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Navarro Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Emhouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Purdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain View, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain View.

Cemeteries Near Mountain View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain View.

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 View - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.

  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prairiedale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Files Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Berrys Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Brandon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbury Cemetery (Old)
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • Woodbury Cemetery (New)
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain View.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.

  • Itasca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Milford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Osceola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Osceola is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Woodbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Bynum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mertens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Covington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Peoria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Grandview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Italy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Vaughan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Vaughan is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Irene
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Mountain View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain View.

Newspapers Published in Mountain View ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain View, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain View.

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 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 View:

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 '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- Mountain View) 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 Mountain View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.