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 Morton (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 Morton. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Morton is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen & Parke.
Below are the counties that are near Morton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morton:
- Putnam County (The home county of Morton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Blakesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Portland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Bainbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Russellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Roachdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Fillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Barnard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Putnamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Reelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Belle Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Hazelrigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Benwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Perth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Bee Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Brazil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Billville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Billtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Turner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Poland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Wallace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Veedersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Coatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- North Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Stilesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lizton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cartersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Waveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Alamo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Yountsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Mace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- New Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Wesley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Shannondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Eminence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Monrovia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Lake Hart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Atkinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Cuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Patricksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Bellmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Guion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Nyesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Billie Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Annapolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Summit Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sandytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Universal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Cayuga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Fontanet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Sandcut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Seelyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Glen Ayre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Grange Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- North Terre Haute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Shepardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Swalls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Terre Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Spelterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- New Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morton, see our County-by-County Page for Morton.
Cemeteries Near Morton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morton.
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 Morton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Vandever - Brisco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sutherlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pickle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bakesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forgey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peffley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morton had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
- Clinton Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Falls is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Fincastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Portland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Brick Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
- Russellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bainbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Raccoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raccoon is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Vivalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vivalia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivalia
- Carpentersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Parkersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Milligan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hollandsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollandsburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsburg
- Bellmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morton.
Newspapers Published in Morton ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morton.
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 Morton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo 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> | 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 Morton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |