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 Morrow (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 Morrow. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Morrow is located in Lewis County.
To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Clearwater, Idaho & Nez Perce.
Below are the counties that are near Morrow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrow:
- Lewis County (The home county of Morrow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow, with the one closest to Morrow listed first.
- Craigmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reubens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reubens is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Ruebens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ruebens is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
- Nezperce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slickpoo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
- Clearwater County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow, with the one closest to Morrow listed first.
- Greer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Ahsahka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orofino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teakean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Teakean is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
- Idaho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow, with the one closest to Morrow listed first.
- Ferdinand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keuterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greencreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greencreek is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
- Boles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Fenn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grangeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kamiah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Kamiah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
- Kooskia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stites
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Idaho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
- Copperville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Copperville is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Nez Perce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow, with the one closest to Morrow listed first.
- Chesley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
- Waha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waha is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
- Culdesac
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Lapwai
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lenore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Lapwai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spalding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrylane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
- Lewiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cavendish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
- Asotin County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrow, with the one closest to Morrow listed first.
- Asotin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anatone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrow, see our County-by-County Page for Morrow.
Cemeteries Near Morrow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrow.
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 Morrow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morrow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrow, with the one closest to Morrow listed first.
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Maurus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Craigmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Catholic Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coldsprings Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (54 more) ...
- Fletcher Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reubens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reubens Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Reubens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187849 <2>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Morrow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morrow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrow, with the one closest to Morrow listed first.
- Cottonwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waha is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
- Grangeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Idaho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
- Kooskia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Bird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Theon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Theon is located in Asotin County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
- Asotin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anatone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrow.
Newspapers Published in Morrow ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morrow, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morrow.
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 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 Morrow:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clearwater County
- Idaho County
- Nez Perce County
- Asotin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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 Morrow, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morrow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |