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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 Morris 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 Morris 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 Morris 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Morris Creek: Morris Crk. (or less commonly used: Morris Ck. or Morris Cr.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Morris Creek is located in Powell 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 Powell County: Clark, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Morris Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morris Creek:
- Powell County (The home county of Morris Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Paint Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Old Clay City Road
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- North Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piggville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Clay City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Hatton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Pecks Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Rosslyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Powell Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Virden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Little Slate Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Peeled Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Suddith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith
- Black Sulpher Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olympia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Owingsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peasticks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Reynoldsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Salt Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- North Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Austerlitz
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
- Little Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Stony Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Clintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Jackstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackstown
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Oakdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Vancleve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Kiddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Log Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Rightangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Renick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Renick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Boonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesboro
- Wyandotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Witt Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Miller's Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Ravenna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Irvine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Wagersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Lynch Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Locust Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Uttingertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttingertown
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Colfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Stringtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sherburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Grange City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Sunset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Foxtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Kerby Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Waneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Sandgap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Zachariah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Zoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Fincastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Beattyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heidelberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Primrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Helens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Williba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Idamay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Tallega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Athol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- College Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Doylesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Bybee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Elliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Waco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Panola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Brassfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Reeds Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Speedwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Redhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhouse
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Means
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Rothwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Frenchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mariba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Sudith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Denniston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Korea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Levee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Spencer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Prewitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Reid Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grassy Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Judy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Maytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Ezel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Ebon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
- Mize
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Grassy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Yocum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Nicholas County
- Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Pebworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Vincent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Booneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Travellers Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Lerose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Farmers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Lakeview Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Brady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clearfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Campton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toliver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Mary
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Hazel Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Bethany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Lexie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Helechawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morris Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Morris Creek.
Cemeteries Near Morris Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morris 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 Morris Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morris Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin-Willoughby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hatton Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson & Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lane Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rosslyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944760 <2>
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Logan Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rosslyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944769 <2>
- Kimbrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (559 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Morris Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morris Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morris Creek, with the one closest to Morris Creek listed first.
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waltersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Rosslyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Virden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Cat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Westbend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Knowlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Jeffersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Levee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kiddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Log Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Cornwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morris Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morris Creek.
Newspapers Published in Morris 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morris Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morris Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morris Creek.
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 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 Morris Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Powell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Breathitt County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Nicholas County
- Owsley County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 Morris Creek, 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' (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- Morris Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |