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 Morseville (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 Morseville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Morseville is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Morseville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morseville:
- Worcester County (The home county of Morseville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Charlton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
- Charlton Depot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Charlton City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Hodges Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- Rochdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- North Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- West Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- West Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- Globe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Southbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Millington ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Cooleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Shutesbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Brimfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Wales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- West Brimfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Tenneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Monson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Thorndike
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- State Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- South Factory Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Hampden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Ware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Bondsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Belchertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Granby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- South Amherst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- West Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hayden Row
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Hopkinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Marlborough Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Marlborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Metcalf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- East Holliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Holliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Framingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Bellingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Medway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Acorn Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Sheldonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staffordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- State Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Stafford Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- East Willington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Willington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Crystal Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Tolland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolland is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Quinebaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fabyan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Grosvenor Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grosvenor Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- East Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- West Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Pascoag
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- West Glocester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Harrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Burrillville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Whipple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Nasonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Chepachet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Foster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Slatersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Branch Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Glocester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morseville, see our County-by-County Page for Morseville.
Cemeteries Near Morseville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morseville.
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 Morseville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morseville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Westridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bay Path Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Northside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dresser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cranberry Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Podunk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- The St. George Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91569 <3>
- Old Notre Dame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (484 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Church Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Morseville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morseville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morseville, with the one closest to Morseville listed first.
- Charlton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
- Charlton Depot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Charlton Depot is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Depot
- Charlton City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Texas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Rochdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
- Globe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Southbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Sandersdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandersdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersdale
- West Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- South Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Spencer
- North Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- Sturbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morseville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morseville.
Newspapers Published in Morseville ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morseville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morseville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morseville.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Morseville:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morseville) 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 Morseville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |