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 Morhain (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 Morhain. 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.
Morhain is located in Wright County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Morhain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morhain:
- Wright County (The home county of Morhain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Galt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Dows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Holmes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Woolstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Eagle Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goldfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Cerro Gordo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Meservey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Swaledale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Coulter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Latimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Reeve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Faulkner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Hansell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Blairsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kamrar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
- Stanhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Randall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Stratford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Goodell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Kanawha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Klemme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corwith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Iowa Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Radcliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Owasa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Robertson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Eagle City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Renwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hardy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Dakota City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Humboldt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Kossuth County
- Lu Verne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Duncombe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Badger
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Border Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Coalville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Fort Dodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Lehigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morhain, see our County-by-County Page for Morhain.
Cemeteries Near Morhain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morhain.
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 Morhain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morhain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Dows.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208750 <3>
- Galt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Galt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <3>
- French Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clarion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96109 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clarion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94705 <3>
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <3>
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Rowan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94906 <3>
- Woolstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otis Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holmes Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Blairsburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cass Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Morhain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morhain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morhain, with the one closest to Morhain listed first.
- Galt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woolstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Holmes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Blairsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Popejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Goldfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webster City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Burdette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Olaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morhain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morhain.
Newspapers Published in Morhain ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morhain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morhain, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morhain.
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 Morhain:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wright County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cerro Gordo County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Humboldt County
- Kossuth County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 from Point A (ie- Morhain) 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 Morhain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |