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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 Morristown (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 Morristown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Morristown is located in Henry County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Bureau, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark & Whiteside.

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

  • Henry County     (The home county of Morristown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Osco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osco
      • Osco is located in Henry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osco <2>
    • Orion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Briar Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
      • Colona is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <2>
    • Green Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
      • Green Rock is located in Henry County
    • Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Dayton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
    • Lynn Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center
      • Lynn Center is located in Henry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Center <2>
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Geneseo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Cambridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Mineral
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Yorktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Neponset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
      • Neponset is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neponset <2>
    • Sheffield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <2>
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Altona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio <2>
    • Oneida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Wataga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Henderson Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
      • Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
    • Victoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <2>
    • East Galesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Galesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Sherrard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
      • Sherrard is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrard <2>
    • Griffin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Griffin is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Griffin
      • From Morristown to Griffin
    • New Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Preemption
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preemption have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption
      • Preemption is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preemption <2>
    • Matherville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
      • Matherville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matherville <2>
    • Viola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <2>
    • Gilchrist
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shale City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
      • Shale City is located in Mercer County
    • North Henderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burgess
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Aledo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
      • Aledo is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <2>
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Rustic Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Carbon Cliff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
      • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <2>
    • Barstow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Coal Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <2>
    • Silvis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
      • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <2>
    • East Moline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
      • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
    • Joslin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
    • Rapids City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
      • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <2>
    • Moline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyne Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyne Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
      • Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
    • Milan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • La Fayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fayette
      • La Fayette is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Fayette <2>
    • Osceola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Toulon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
      • Toulon is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <2>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Shanghai City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
    • Utah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
      • Utah is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utah
      • From Morristown to Utah
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Erie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Newton Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Albany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Fenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
    • Prophetstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton County (IA)
  • Muscatine County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Midway Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pine Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
      • Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
  • Scott County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morristown, with the one closest to Morristown listed first.
    • Riverdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Le Claire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bettendorf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Panorama Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
      • Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Pleasant Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
    • Davenport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Eldridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Park View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
    • Long Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Grass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Morristown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morristown.

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 Morristown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Morristown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morristown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morristown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orion Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Western Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lynn Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glennwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andover Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colona Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Munson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hanna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Homestead Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homestead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homestead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Dale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morristown had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Osco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osco
    • Osco is located in Henry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osco <2>
  • Orion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Warner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
    • Warner is located in Henry County
  • Briar Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Green River is located in Henry County
  • Andover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
  • Sunny Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
  • Lynn Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center
    • Lynn Center is located in Henry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Center <2>
  • Cambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneseo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
    • Geneseo is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
  • Carbon Cliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
    • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
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  • Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
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    • Barstow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Osborn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in Rock Island County
    • Coal Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morristown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morristown.

Newspapers Published in Morristown ...

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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morristown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morristown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morristown.

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 Morristown:

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycty.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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>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 Morristown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morristown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morristown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3893, Longitude: -90.2989       In this case, the coordinates for Morristown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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