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 Morvin (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 Morvin. 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 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.
Morvin is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Morvin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morvin:
- Clarke County (The home county of Morvin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morvin, with the one closest to Morvin listed first.
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- West Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Thomasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atkeison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Zimco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Dickinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Winn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Grove Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morvin, with the one closest to Morvin listed first.
- Lavaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Tompkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Choctaw City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Red Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Jachin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Toxey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilbertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Bladon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morvin, with the one closest to Morvin listed first.
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Nanafalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Moss ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Half Acre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Myrtlewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Vineland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morvin, with the one closest to Morvin listed first.
- Whitfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Kinterbish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morvin, with the one closest to Morvin listed first.
- Frankville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Saint Stephen's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morvin, with the one closest to Morvin listed first.
- Pine Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Anne Manie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Kimbrough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Lamison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Lower Peach Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Yellow Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morvin, see our County-by-County Page for Morvin.
Cemeteries Near Morvin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morvin.
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 Morvin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morvin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morvin, with the one closest to Morvin listed first.
- Luker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tallahatta Cemetery for Blacks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bashan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Bashi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoboken Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Morvin had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morvin, with the one closest to Morvin listed first.
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Nicholsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nicholsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Cunningham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Bashi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bashi is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashi
- Tallahatta Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
- Nanafalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ararat is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- McEntyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McEntyre is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- West Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Dixon's Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morvin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morvin.
Newspapers Published in Morvin ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morvin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morvin, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morvin.
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 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 Morvin:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Marengo County
- Sumter County
- Washington 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> | 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 Morvin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |