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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Morris Ferry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morris Ferry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morris Ferry, please Contact Us.
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 Morris 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 Morris 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.
Name Variations for Morris Ferry ...
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 Morris Ferry: Morris Fry. (or less commonly used: Morris Frry.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Morris Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morris Ferry.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Morris Ferry is historic, it would have been located within present day Little River County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Little River County: Hempstead, Howard, Miller, Sevier, McCurtain (OK) & Bowie (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Morris Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morris Ferry:
- Little River County (The home county of Morris Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Ferry, with the one closest to Morris Ferry listed first.
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cerrogordo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Alleene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alleene is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
- Foreman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashdown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Yarborough Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Ferry, with the one closest to Morris Ferry listed first.
- Blue Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dierks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tollette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Euclid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Saratoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Buck Range
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Ferry, with the one closest to Morris Ferry listed first.
- Grannis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grannis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Wickes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bog Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bog Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Ferry, with the one closest to Morris Ferry listed first.
- Horatio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norwoodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Process City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
- De Queen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lockesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Ben Lomond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gillham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Paraloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Ferry, with the one closest to Morris Ferry listed first.
- Eagletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Broken Bow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Idabel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <2>
- Hochatown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Golden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Ferry, with the one closest to Morris Ferry listed first.
- Redbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Hooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- De Kalb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Leary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Red Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morris Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Morris Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Morris Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morris 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 Morris Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morris Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morris Ferry, with the one closest to Morris Ferry listed first.
- Strawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pauley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Grounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horatio Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Acres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwoodville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boggy Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Otis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cerrogordo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Morris Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morris Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morris Ferry, with the one closest to Morris Ferry listed first.
- Norwoodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Cerrogordo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rocky Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Lockesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Ben Lomond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Brownstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brownstown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Peytonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Antimony ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Antimony is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
- Center Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morris Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morris Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Morris 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morris Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morris Ferry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morris Ferry.
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 Morris Ferry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Little River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Howard County
- Polk County
- Sevier County
- McCurtain County
- Bowie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Morris Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Morris Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |