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 Morganville (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 Morganville. 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 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 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.
Morganville is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Franklin, Hamilton, Marion, Perry, Washington & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Morganville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morganville:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Morganville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Marcoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Opdyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Dareville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Idlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <1>
- Waltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County
- Xenia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Posey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Huey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Taylor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Ewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whittington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Sesser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rend City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Steel City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- West City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Valier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Akin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Dahlgren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Belle Prairie City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Piopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Diamond City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Bungay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walpole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Jackson County
- Dowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Kell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Cartter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Union Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Bannister
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Junction City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Iuka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Odin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandoval
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Tamaroa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Du Quoin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Pinckneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- Cornerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Ashley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Radom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Richview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Du Bois
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Wamac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Hoyleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Posen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Minden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Keenes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sims
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boyleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Johnsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cisne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Mill Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Springerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Freeman Spur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <1>
- Stiritz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morganville, see our County-by-County Page for Morganville.
Cemeteries Near Morganville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morganville.
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 Morganville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morganville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wolf Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <2>
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meddows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Etheridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Morganville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morganville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morganville, with the one closest to Morganville listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Opdyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Drivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Idlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Spring Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Belle Rive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bluford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roaches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Divide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Divide is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morganville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morganville.
Newspapers Published in Morganville ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morganville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morganville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morganville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Morganville:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Jackson County
- Marion County
- Perry County
- Saline County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Morganville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morganville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |