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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 Morton (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 Morton. 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 southwest 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Morton is located in Renville County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Renville County: Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Redwood, Sibley & Yellow Medicine.

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

  • Renville County     (The home county of Morton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fairfax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
    • Bird Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Olivia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Danube
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danube have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
      • Danube is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danube <1>
    • Hector
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <1>
    • Renville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake
      • Buffalo Lake is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Lake <1>
    • Sacred Heart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Evan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Cobden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Springfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
    • Sleepy Eye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
      • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <1>
    • Leavenworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leavenworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
      • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
    • Essig
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Iberia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
      • Iberia is located in Brown County
    • Comfrey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • New Ulm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kandiyohi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Blomkest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blomkest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
      • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Lake Lillian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lillian
      • Lake Lillian is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lillian <1>
    • Roseland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Prinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
      • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Fernando
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
    • Stewart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Meeker County
    • Cosmos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosmos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
      • Cosmos is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmos <1>
  • Nicollet County
    • Lafayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <1>
  • Redwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • North Redwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Redwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
      • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
    • Redwood Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Falls
      • Redwood Falls is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Falls <1>
    • Morgan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Delhi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Clements
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
      • Clements is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Wabasso
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso
      • Wabasso is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasso <1>
    • Belview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
      • Belview is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Seaforth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
      • Seaforth is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <1>
    • Wanda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
      • Wanda is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanda <1>
    • Vesta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Lucan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
      • Lucan is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucan <1>
    • Sanborn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lamberton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberton
      • Lamberton is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamberton <1>
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Gibbon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <1>
    • Winthrop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Yellow Medicine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Echo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>
    • Wood Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
      • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people

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

Cemeteries Near Morton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Sioux Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Sioux Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Sioux Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Post - Newton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post - Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post - Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marguth Grave Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marguth Grave Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marguth Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peavery Grave Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peavery Grave Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peavery Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andrew Robertson Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrew Robertson Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrew Robertson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knupple Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knupple Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knupple Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patten Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patten Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patten Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Falls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Valentine Appel Burial Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valentine Appel Burial Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valentine Appel Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morton had a population of 453 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Morton had a population of 369 people.

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

  • Beaver Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
    • Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Redwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Redwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
    • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
  • Gilfillan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilfillan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
    • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
  • Bechyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bechyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
    • Bechyn is located in Renville County
  • Morgan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
  • Olivia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Evan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Evan is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Bird Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Belview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
    • Belview is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hector
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <1>
    • Cobden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Renville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morton ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Morton.

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 Morton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Renville County: www.co.renville.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Morton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5533, Longitude: -94.9848       In this case, the coordinates for Morton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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