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 Morocco (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 Morocco. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Morocco is located in Newton County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton County: Iroquois (IL), Kankakee (IL), Benton, Jasper & Lake.
Below are the counties that are near Morocco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morocco:
- Newton County (The home county of Morocco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Beaver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ayr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Foresman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Kentland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Goodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumava Resorts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roselawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Thayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Raub
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Earl Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Wadena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Gravel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Freeland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Fowler
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Boswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Talbot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Fair Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Collegeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Rensselaer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Virgie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Forest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Remington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- DeMotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Gifford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Stoutsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tefft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Schneider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Illinoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Lake Dalecarlia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Cedar Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Porter County
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Francesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Medaryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Wolcott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Monon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Donovan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iroquois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Effner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Papineau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Watseka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- L'Erable
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stockland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crescent City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chebanse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Hopkins Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Saint Anne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Illiana Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Illinoi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Momence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sun River Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Sherburnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Aroma Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Sammons Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Kankakee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Will County (IL)
- Beecher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morocco, see our County-by-County Page for Morocco.
Cemeteries Near Morocco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morocco.
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 Morocco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morocco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morocco had a population of 397 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morocco had a population of 1,086 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morocco, with the one closest to Morocco listed first.
- Beaver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ayr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Donovan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foresman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Iroquois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kentland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Effner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Effner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Effner is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Hopkins Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Surrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Fair Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morocco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morocco.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morocco ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morocco.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morocco. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morocco and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morocco.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Morocco.
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 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 Morocco:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- White County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Will County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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 Morocco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Morocco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |