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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 Morgan Place (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 Morgan Place. 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 Morgan Place ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Morgan Place: Morgan Pl. (or less commonly used: Morgan Plc.)

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.

Morgan Place is located in Owyhee County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Owyhee County: Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Twin Falls, Elko (NV), Humboldt (NV) & Malheur (OR).

Below are the counties that are near Morgan Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgan Place:

  • Owyhee County     (The home county of Morgan Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Place, with the one closest to Morgan Place listed first.
    • Oreana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
    • Grand View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
      • Grand View is located in Owyhee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <2>
    • Murphy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Owyhee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <2>
    • Empire City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Empire City is located in Owyhee County
    • Silver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bruneau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • De Lamar ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
      • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
  • Ada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Place, with the one closest to Morgan Place listed first.
    • Swan Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
      • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
    • Kuna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Canyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Place, with the one closest to Morgan Place listed first.
    • Melba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
      • Melba is located in Canyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <2>
    • Walters Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
      • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
    • Bowmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
      • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Place, with the one closest to Morgan Place listed first.
    • Mayfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Elmore County
    • Mountain Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgan Place, see our County-by-County Page for Morgan Place.

Cemeteries Near Morgan Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan Place.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgan Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgan Place, with the one closest to Morgan Place listed first.

  • Jacob Reuben Graves
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Reuben Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Reuben Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynolds Creek Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kuna Pioneer Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Kuna Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kuna Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kuna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kuna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970611 <4>
  • Stone Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruneau Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruneau Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruneau Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bruneau.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147087 <4>

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.<6>

While we didn't find Morgan Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgan Place.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan Place, with the one closest to Morgan Place listed first.

  • Oreana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
    • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
  • Sinker ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinker
    • Sinker is located in Owyhee County
  • Grand View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Grand View is located in Owyhee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <2>
  • Owyhee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owyhee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
    • Owyhee is located in Ada County
  • Silver City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Cleft
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleft
    • Cleft is located in Elmore County
  • Reynolds
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Owyhee County
  • Mora
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Mora is located in Ada County
  • Kuna
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • De Lamar ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
    • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
  • Mayfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Elmore County
  • Mountain Home
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgan Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgan Place.

Newspapers Published in Morgan Place ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgan Place, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgan Place.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Morgan Place:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morgan Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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- Morgan Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morgan Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1079, Longitude: -116.2748       In this case, the coordinates for Morgan Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Morgan Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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