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 Morrow Acres (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 Morrow Acres. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Morrow Acres is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Morrow Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrow Acres:
- Marshall County (The home county of Morrow Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Rayburn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
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- Wyeth City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Guntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
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- Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- North ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North is located in Marshall County
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- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Hustleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Albertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Street ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
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- McLarty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
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- Bright Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
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- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
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- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Snead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craig
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Birdie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
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- Clarence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
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- Susan Moore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Sand Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Joppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rains ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Grove Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chigger Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Geraldine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rodentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Cotnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Floy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Sardis City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Mountainboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Whitesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Duck Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Yancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Langston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Lim Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Section
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
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- Scottsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Gurley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Brownsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Morgan City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Hulaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Apple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Ryan Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrow Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Morrow Acres.
Cemeteries Near Morrow Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrow Acres.
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 Morrow Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morrow Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crestview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Brashiers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alder Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- King Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. High Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (580 more) ...
- Eason Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Morrow Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morrow Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrow Acres, with the one closest to Morrow Acres listed first.
- Guntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- North ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Martling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Henryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Street ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Albertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Meltonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- McVille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Jink ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrow Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrow Acres.
Newspapers Published in Morrow Acres ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrow Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morrow Acres, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morrow Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Morrow Acres:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 Morrow Acres, 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' (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- Morrow Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |