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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 Morgans Creek (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 Morgans Creek. 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 Morgans Creek ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Morgans Creek: Morgans Crk. (or less commonly used: Morgans Ck. or Morgans Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Morgans Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Morgans Creek may originally have been Morgan's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Morgans Creek might be written as Morgan Creek.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Morgans Creek is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Morgans Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgans Creek:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Morgans Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Yatesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Lawrence County
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- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
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- Dennis ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County
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- Keturah ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County
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- Olioville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
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- Christmas ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christmas is located in Lawrence County
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- Gladys ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gladys is located in Lawrence County
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- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
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- Vessie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
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- Fallsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
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- Goldie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
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- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
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- Irad ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Irad is located in Lawrence County
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- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Boltsfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Big Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Durbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
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- Rush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Normal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
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- Cliffside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
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- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Jeriel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Hitchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Grayson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
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- Pactolus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Counts Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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- Olive Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Bruin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Isonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Newfoundland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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- Bell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- Sandy Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gimlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Ault
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
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- The Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Floyd County
- Auxier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
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- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Hunnewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
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- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
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- Argillite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Danleyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
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- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Raceland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Warnock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
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- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Tygarts Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
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- Greenup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Lowmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
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- Flatgap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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- Keaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
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- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
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- Nippa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
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- Sitka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
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- Wittensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
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- Redbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
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- Tutor Key
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
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- Fuget
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
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- Volga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
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- Staffordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thelma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Lacey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
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- Flat Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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- Painters Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
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- Wheelersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
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- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Logville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
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- Cisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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- Maggard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
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- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Tomahawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
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- Inez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Debord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hode
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
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- Beauty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
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- Warfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
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- Pilgrim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Crockett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
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- Ophir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Jeptha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
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- Elkfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
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- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Minor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
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- Elliottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
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- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- South Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Sybene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Coal Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Chesapeake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Ironton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Proctorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Kitts Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Andis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Hodges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Huntington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Guyandotte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Melissa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Pea Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Sarah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Barboursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Wewanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
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- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County (WV)
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- West Hamlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Greyeagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
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- Kermit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Fort Gay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Hubbardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Effie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Armilda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Dunlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- East Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Buffalo Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Ceredo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kenova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgans Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Morgans Creek.
Cemeteries Near Morgans Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgans Creek.
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 Morgans Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgans Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McCormick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bradley Gap Cemetery (?)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yatesville Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blaine Creek Cemetery (?)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley Cemetery (?)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (906 more) ...
- Little Cat Fork Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prince Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
While we didn't find Morgans Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgans Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgans Creek, with the one closest to Morgans Creek listed first.
- Olioville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Irad ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Irad is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
- Fallsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fullers is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Busseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
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- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Lawrence County
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- Louisa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Gay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
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- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
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- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
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- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County
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- Hubbardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
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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 Morgans Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgans Creek.
Newspapers Published in Morgans Creek ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgans Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgans Creek, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgans Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Morgans Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Lawrence County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Morgans Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Morgans Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |