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 Morningside (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 Morningside. 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 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.
Morningside is located in Woodbury 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 Woodbury County: Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, Dakota (NE), Thurston (NE) & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Morningside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morningside:
- Woodbury County (The home county of Morningside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Regency of Sioux City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Glen Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Sergeant Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Lawton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Bronson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Salix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Climbing Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Sloan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hornick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Monona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Albaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Albaton is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Whiting
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Merrill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Kingsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Leary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Le Mars
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brunsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oyens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Craig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Dakota County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- South Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dakota City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Goodwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Dixon County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Ponca
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Newcastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Winnebago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Walthill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Macy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pender
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County (SD)
- Burbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Dakota Dunes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Sioux City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCook Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Junction City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morningside, see our County-by-County Page for Morningside.
Cemeteries Near Morningside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morningside.
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 Morningside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morningside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dakota City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eberly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94390 <2>
- War Eagle Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (112 more) ...
- Logan Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Floyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Morningside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morningside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morningside, with the one closest to Morningside listed first.
- Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covington ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covington is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- South Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Dakota City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sergeant Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Salix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Luton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
- Hinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potosia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morningside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morningside.
Newspapers Published in Morningside ...
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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morningside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morningside, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morningside.
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 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 Morningside:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Woodbury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Monona County
- Plymouth County
- Dakota County
- Dixon County
- Thurston County
- Clay County
- Union 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Morningside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morningside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |