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 Morland (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 Morland. 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.
Name Variations for Morland ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Other variations include: Freemont and Tremont.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Morland is located in Graham County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Graham County: Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Norton, Phillips, Rooks, Sheridan & Trego.
Below are the counties that are near Morland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morland:
- Graham County (The home county of Morland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Penokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Saint Peter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Peter is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Hill City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Roscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Bogue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Nicodemus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Allison ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Allison is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Jennings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Dresden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leoville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leoville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
- Gove County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Quinter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Grainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Lenora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Edmond has also been known as:
- Edmond City
- Densmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Dellvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Oronoque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oronoque is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Rooks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Damar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Palco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palco is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Sheridan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Studley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
- Hoxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Selden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selden is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Trego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Collyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Collyer is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- WaKeeney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogallah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morland, see our County-by-County Page for Morland.
Cemeteries Near Morland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morland.
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 Morland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Morland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Studley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Penokee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Hill City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lucerne Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Morland had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Morland had a population of 143 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morland, with the one closest to Morland listed first.
- Studley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
- Penokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Tasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tasco is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasco
- Hill City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lucerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- New Almelo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Almelo is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Almelo
- Roscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Allison ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Allison is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Lenora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hoxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bogue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Quinter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Collyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Collyer is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Edmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Edmond has also been known as:
- Edmond City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morland.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morland ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Morland.
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 Morland:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Graham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Gove County
- Norton County
- Rooks County
- Sheridan County
- Trego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 Morland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |