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 Morgan City (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 Morgan City. 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.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Morgan City is located in Morgan County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Morgan City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgan City:
- Morgan County (The home county of Morgan City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Briscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacey's Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Valhermoso Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Florette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Ryan Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Hulaco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Eva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Birdie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Bright Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- McLarty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Craig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Highmound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Blountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Snead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Holly Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Baileytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- South Vinemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cullman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Grove Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Whiton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Paint Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Lim Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Langston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hollytree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Larkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Swancott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Capshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Harris Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Tanner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Owens' Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Big Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Berkley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Chelsea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Hog Jaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Arab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Askea Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Guntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgan City, see our County-by-County Page for Morgan City.
Cemeteries Near Morgan City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan City.
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 Morgan City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgan City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Rescue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Polly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (824 more) ...
- Short Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Morgan City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgan City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan City, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Briscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Oleander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Valhermoso Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Talucah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Stringer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hulaco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgan City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgan City.
Newspapers Published in Morgan City ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgan City, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgan City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Morgan City:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Morgan City, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |