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 South Mountain (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 South Mountain. 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 South Mountain ...
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 South Mountain: S. Mtn. (or less commonly used: S. Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Mountain.
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 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.
South Mountain is located in Coryell 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 Coryell County: Bell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas & McLennan.
Below are the counties that are near South Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Mountain:
- Coryell County (The home county of South Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mountain, with the one closest to South Mountain listed first.
- Fort Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coryell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Leon Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turnersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Levita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- The Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- King
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Jonesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mountain, with the one closest to South Mountain listed first.
- Brookhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Moffat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Chaffee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
- Fort Hood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McNair Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Walker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Killeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morgan's Point Resort
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nolanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harker Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Copperas Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mountain, with the one closest to South Mountain listed first.
- Valley Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cranfills Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cayote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Womack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Greenock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Falls County
- Bruceville - Eddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mountain, with the one closest to South Mountain listed first.
- Whiteway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
- Whiteway has also been known as:
- White Way
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Lanham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanham is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Agee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Agee is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mountain, with the one closest to South Mountain listed first.
- Izoro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kempner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mountain, with the one closest to South Mountain listed first.
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moody
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Speegleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Woodway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- China Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lorena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Hewitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bosqueville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Patrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for South Mountain.
Cemeteries Near South Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Mountain.
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 South Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Mountain, with the one closest to South Mountain listed first.
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ft. Gates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coryell Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Restland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crawford Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northeast of Gatesville.
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 South Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Mountain, with the one closest to South Mountain listed first.
- Fort Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leon Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Coryell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Lime City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turnersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Mosheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mosheim is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
- Levita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- King
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- The Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Whitson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitson is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Mountain.
Newspapers Published in South Mountain ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Mountain, 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 South Mountain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 South Mountain:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Coryell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Falls County
- Hamilton County
- Lampasas County
- McLennan 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' (or 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- South Mountain) 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 South Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |