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 Morrisons Ferry (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 Morrisons Ferry. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Morrisons Ferry is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Morrisons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrisons Ferry:
- Monroe County (The home county of Morrisons Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Ferry, with the one closest to Morrisons Ferry listed first.
- Hybart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Vredenburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Scratch Ankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Beatrice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Tunnel Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Peterman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Ferry, with the one closest to Morrisons Ferry listed first.
- Nettleboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Dickinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Atkeison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Suggsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Grove Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Barlow Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Walker Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Ferry, with the one closest to Morrisons Ferry listed first.
- Ramah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Bermuda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Commerce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Mixonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Repton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Ferry, with the one closest to Morrisons Ferry listed first.
- Crumptonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Carlowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Ferry, with the one closest to Morrisons Ferry listed first.
- Vineland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Flatwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Dixon's Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Ferry, with the one closest to Morrisons Ferry listed first.
- Asahel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Coy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Nellie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Lower Peach Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Yellow Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Rockwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Estelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Kimbrough
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- McWilliams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Anne Manie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrisons Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Morrisons Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Morrisons Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrisons Ferry.
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 Morrisons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morrisons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrisons Ferry, with the one closest to Morrisons Ferry listed first.
- Tinela Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hybart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCarty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tait Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McPherson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reaves Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Morrisons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morrisons Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrisons Ferry, with the one closest to Morrisons Ferry listed first.
- Tinela
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tinela is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela
- Coy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Nellie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Lower Peach Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Culpeper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Yellow Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Natchez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fatama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fatama is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatama
- Vashti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rockwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrisons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrisons Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Morrisons Ferry ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrisons Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morrisons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morrisons Ferry.
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 Morrisons Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Dallas County
- Marengo County
- Wilcox 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morrisons Ferry) 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 Morrisons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |