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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 Morgan (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 Morgan. 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 hospitals and 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.

Morgan is located in Redwood County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Redwood County: Brown, Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray, Renville & Yellow Medicine.

Below are the counties that are near Morgan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgan:

  • Redwood County     (The home county of Morgan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Clements
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Clements is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Redwood Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Redwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
    • Wanda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wabasso
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sanborn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Delhi is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Seaforth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lamberton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Belview is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Lucan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Vesta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Vesta is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Evan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Cobden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Eye
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leavenworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
    • Iberia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Iberia is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
    • Essig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Comfrey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • New Ulm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Searles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Searles is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
    • Hanska
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood County
    • Jeffers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Fernando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
    • Stewart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Lafayette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Courtland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Morton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fairfax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bird Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hector
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Danube
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Renville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Gibbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winthrop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Watonwan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Darfur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Godahl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
    • La Salle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Yellow Medicine County
    • Echo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgan, see our County-by-County Page for Morgan.

Cemeteries Near Morgan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan.

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 Morgan - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Andrew Robertson Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Knupple Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Dannebod Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebod Cemetery
      • The Dannebod Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Danebod Cemetery
    • Prairieville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82348 <2>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morgan had a population of 301 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morgan had a population of 832 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.

  • Gilfillan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
  • Evan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evan is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Morton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cobden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cobden is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Eye
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • North Redwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
  • Leavenworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Iberia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Iberia is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sanborn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Essig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bechyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bechyn is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgan.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morgan ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morgan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morgan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morgan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Morgan.

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 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 Morgan:

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 Morgan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.